Wednesday, August 6, 2008

The Mind's Eye...

For those folks who think they know what E. is, this may be an image similar to that which they see in their mind's eye  as "epilepsy manifested" or the expression of epilepsy. This image contains an aspect of wretchedness. I have to point out that this isn't the whole of the epilepsy experience, but it is frequently what folks describe back to me. They have no idea how varied and complex a disorder E. really is.

What do you think of when you think of E.? 

1 comment:

Diane J Standiford said...

Loss of known self, body taking over, helplessness.

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