Sorry I can't spell. My name is jamie. I'm 44. I had spinal menigitis when I was 6 months old, bad case of the measles when I was 6 years old. Head concusion when I was 13, car accident when iwas 17. The accident was really bad, flipped 3 times, head injury. The docs. Can't pin point it. After that, I started w/ the auras coming every so often, maybe 2 a year for 10 years. Then when I reached my 30's they came more often, 6 a year, then the last 3 years of my 30's iwas getting them more and more. I had no idea what was happening. My marriage was bad from the beginning. I have to boys I was trying to save. I left that guy when I was 38. 2 months later I was having a aura and boom I had my first gran- mal. After going thru lots of meds, and docs. (neuros) and a long 5 year divorce. I had brain surgery at u.C. Davis in 2002 in june. I lost my favorite job, I was a buyer and manager for a clothing store . I got to go to l.A. S.F. L.V. I went back to my old job a year later just to be a seller, because i'm really good w/ ppl my boss tells me. Well the short time I was there from june until the 1st of this year I was a magnet to ppl like me. So I gave notice. And know i'm working on getting my support group together in this town. And I have my 1st interview with in home service w/ a women that is 77. So my life has did a complete turn around. My youngest is now 18 and started college yesterday for crimanal justice. And my oldest is going to be a father next month. So that makes me a grandmother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My 18 year old has been w/ me for 4 years , he drives me around. I still can't drive. I seem to still have the big ones. But not as much before. I still have the auras but not as much before. They told me 40 to 60% I would be fixed. So I took the chance. Because I was pretty messed up . So I would do it again. By the way they found scar tissue on my right frontal lobe.
I hope I helped you w/ your questions. Hope your sis can get under control w/ meds. I do know a young girl about her age that grew out it but she had to take her meds for awhile. She is now 20. I ask her now and then if she is o.K. She works at the store I shop at and goes to college. I've known her since grade school. I live in a small town.
Hope everything works out. Jamie