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Nick's Medical Fund

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Short attention blackouts that look like daydreaming. Sudden shaking and falls for no reason. Lack of response for brief periods. Dazed Behavior. Head Nodding. Rapid Blinking. Frequent complaints that things look, taste, sound, smell or feel "funny" or "familiar".

This is what living with EPILEPSY feels like. This is what epilepsy looks like. As the girlfriend of a wonderful man with a heart of gold I would take this away from him in a second if I could. Epilepsy is a disability that takes a toll on not only the health and physical body of a person, but all other aspects of life. He cannot drive a car, he has limited job options due to the disability, he has nights he cannot sleep, medication side effects, and on top of it has had trips in out of the hospital. In the last month and 1/2 he has been into the ER three times. The first time for 3 grand mal seizures. The doctors were amazed at his recovery due to the fact they usually see brain damage or fatal effects from three grand mals lasting as long as they did. It was one of the scariest and most profound moments in my life and I'm sure his own. We both and his family since that moment have been working towards really understanding this and figuring out what to do. Nick's epilepsy right now is not to the extreme that he has had to leave work completely which were grateful for, but he does have bad days which causes him to have to stay out. His doctor hit the nail on the head when he said "It wouldn't be a big deal if you could schedule your seizures, okay 7oclock let me go lay down. It's the unpredictability of the disease that's difficult" You can't plan it, you can't expect it, it's something we just handle day by day.

The money that will be collected through this Go Fund Me will help my boyfriend to get back on his feet, help with medication costs and be prepared in the moments that become unpredictable and he cannot work. Anything that we receive will be greatly appreciated. Nick has been through so much and if he gets any help from family, friends or the community he would probably be brought to tears. He is aware that I am writing this and is grateful for the people who thought of the idea.

Thanks,
Audrey and Nick

Contact Methods or Informational Resources 

Audrey Whitfield : [email redacted]
----You can email me if you want information, make a comment, or to talk. 

Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut, Inc.
386 Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457-3360
Office hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it"

Organizer

Audrey Whitfield
Organizer
New Haven, CT

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