The End of Epilepsy Series

I hope you have enjoyed reading about "What is Epilepsy?" and of the Famous People that have or had suffered from Epilepsy. Sadly, we have come to the end of our "Epilepsy Series". We now begin our "Dyslexia Series" so please enjoy reading.

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Epilepsy Series-Disabled Legend DJ Hapa

DJ Hapa was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 17, Hapa was initially told he would not be able to attend college due to his condition. He attended UCLA on a Regents scholarship and today is the executive director of the Scratch DJ Academy.

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Epilepsy Series-Disabled Legend Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott was born on 15 August 1771 and died on 21 September 1832. Sir Walter Scott was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time.

Walter Scott survived a childhood bout of polio in 1773 that would leave him lame. In 1778 Scott returned to Edinburgh for private education to prepare him for school, he was now well able to walk and explore the city as well as the surrounding countryside. His reading included chivalric romances, poems, history and travel books.

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Epilepsy Series-Disabled Legend Lord Byron

Lord Byron - Baron Byron, of Rochdale in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1643, by letters patent, for Sir John Byron, a Cavalier general and former Member of Parliament. Some biographies suggest that Lord Byron experienced epileptic seizures and in various passages he writes of symptoms reminiscent of epilepsy.

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Epilepsy Series-Disabled Legend Richard Burton

Richard Burton was born on 10 November, 1925 and died on 5 August, 1984. Being at one time the highest paid Hollywood actor, Richard was well known for his distinctive voice. Richard was crippled all his life by epilepsy and was extremely deep into alcoholism to try and prevent the seizures. Eventually this led him to manic depression but he would never go to see a doctor because he did not trust them one bit. At times he seemed to be more scared of being crazy then having epilepsy. Throughout his entire life he had never went to get diagnosed by a doctor.

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Epilepsy Series-Disabled Legend Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of Amereica. Theodore was born on 27 October, 1858 and died on 6, January, 1919. Theodore was a soldier , historian, explorer, naturalist, author, and Governor of New York and later became the President of the United States at the age of 42 years old. Theodore was well known for having a vast range of objectives and achievements, all with an energetic determination and a hard ''cowboy'' persona. Theodore was subject to epileptic seizures, his eyesight was bad, and he also suffered from asthma, but was still a man of courage and strength appreciated by many.

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Epilepsy Series-Disabled Legend Danny Glover

Danny Glover was born on 22 July, 1947. Danny is a great actor in both Lethal Weapon with Mel Gibson and Predator 2. Danny Glover suffered dyslexia at school when he was younger and the school staff would label him retarded. Danny Glover also had epilepsy and at an appearance on the Rosie O'Donnell Show told how he had developed epilepsy at the age of 15, and in one cross-country trip with his family had experienced six seizures in a row.

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Epilepsy Series-Disabled Legend Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA was born on 17 February 1812 and died on 9 June 1870, pen-name "Boz", was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. The Victorian author of such classic books as A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist had epilepsy, as did several of the characters in his books. The medical accuracy of Dickens's descriptions of epilepsy has amazed the doctors who read him today. Through some characters in his novels, Charles Dickens recorded observations on the nature of epileptic seizures, their causes and provocation, and their consequences. Three of his main characters, Monks, Guster, and Bradley Headstone, had seizures which Dickens realistically described.

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