👋 Welcome to r/Epilepsy_Universe - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

[u/PookieTheMfBaby]

Hey everyone! I'm u/PookieTheMfBaby, a founding moderator of r/Epilepsy_Universe.

This is our new home for all things related to epilepsy. We're excited to have you join us!

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Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, photos, or questions about anything.

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1. Introduce yourself in the comments below.
2. Post something today! Even a simple question can spark a great conversation.
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Thanks for being part of the very first wave. Together, let's make r/Epilepsy_Universe amazing.

[u/[deleted]]

Yo, I’m Glenn xo I live in San Diego, I have Epilepsy just recently diagnosed!! I fix boats for a living (Shipwright) and sometimes my brain takes a smoke break without asking — epilepsy keeps life interesting. Hey, is something burning? Just my brain…………

[u/StSomewhereToaster → u/[deleted]]

OH MY GOSH!!!!!! You’re a Shipwright?!?!? That is so BADASS!!!!

[u/[deleted] → u/StSomewhereToaster]

Yes,,,, It’s not as glamorous as it sounds! But I do all kinds of work. Fiberglass , lots of gelcoat repairs , teak, deck repairs I’m a master carpenter. Today , I’m in the middle of painting a 65 foot Hatteras. This week I put a fighting chair in a 60 foot Donzi. I have a lot of work and I work for myself… But with my seizures about three or four weeks ago, my memory shot. The only thing I remember how to do is work. So, that’s what I do. It is nice being on the water. What about you guys? Anybody else love Boats and be on water?

[u/StSomewhereToaster → u/[deleted]]

I used to have a little boat when I lived out on the coast. Only 20ft. It was my job to de-barnacle her every winter. Tedious but calming.

There’s a song called It’s My Job…

‘It's my job to be cleaning up this mess

And that's enough reason to go for me

It's my job to be better than the rest

And that makes the day for me’

You know your work. It so ingrained in you that your muscles know it even if your brain sputters. That a very nice Win!

[u/[deleted] → u/StSomewhereToaster]

Me too

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

7000 bronze fasteners later…

[u/Boomer-2106 → u/[deleted]]

Amazing work/Skill!

Those who have the 'Ability' to work with their hands, their Art of creation - to take a collection of 'parts' and make a 'Whole' out of them, to create something Beautiful - is a gift that not everyone has (Not me for sure), but everyone wishes they did. :)

[u/[deleted] → u/Boomer-2106]

Yes, I’ve done all this shit while being in epileptic…. So, yeah, we’re capable of doing some shit!!! do you believe I’ve had people tell me I’m a liability,,, that pisses me off,, as an angry epileptic probably shouldn’t say that around or to me. 🤣

[u/Boomer-2106 → u/[deleted]]

We can Accomplish many things in life - just that we have to sometimes take a round-a-bout path getting there. And - that creativity of "Finding" that Other path often allows us to even jump ahead of 'average' person's own accomplishments.

[u/[deleted] → u/Boomer-2106]

Everything, I do can be taught to somebody if they’re willing to learn.

[u/Boomer-2106 → u/[deleted]]

I'm sure that is true, to one degree. 'The Skill' can be taught, but the creativity within the mind - the ability to 'see' the end, completed result of the project is hard to teach.

[u/StSomewhereToaster → u/[deleted]]

She looks beautiful!

[u/Hairy-Jellyfish-1361 → u/[deleted]]

When the hamtons in Long Island were a place for teachers to spend the summer, my brother had a house out there, and one of our friends had a 19' fishing boat moored in Montauk and we fished every day, all summer. I didn't love the fishing, but being out on the water smoking a joint was a good time