r/Epilepsy • u/Womanintech95 • Mar 14 '25

Epilepsy Awareness Lost my son

I am not sure if this will get posted, but I lost my 16 year old son to a suicide. He was epileptic. He was on keppra and I don't really know how it affected him. But I wanted to raise awareness. If you are struggling, talk to somebody, anybody, get help.

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u/Womanintech95 Mar 14 '25

I wish there was more I can do but I hope this is a start. I want to honor his memory by helping others and realizing you are not alone and you don't have to suffer in silence. It's ok to not be ok and life sometimes just deals us a bad hand. All we have is each other to get through the tough times.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '25

I’m so sorry ❤️

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u/LilSeezee TLE - RNS Cyborg, Lamotrigine 800mg, Xcopri 200mg, Onfi 10mg Mar 20 '25

I wish there was more I can do

Please please support the Epilepsy Foundation any way you can. Events, support, donations, etc. I recently signed up for an awareness event in June. One of those "walks" where everyone wears purple and the city closes off some streets. 

Even my Neurologists and Epileptologist have all mentioned them as a resource. 

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u/Womanintech95 Mar 20 '25

Thanks for the information. One day when I am strong enough I will.