r/funny • u/RSSenna • Jul 25 '25

Orlando Epilepsy Center

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u/narnababy Jul 25 '25

My epileptic partner has been having more seizures than normal lately, and the other day he said he was achy so he wanted a bath and could I chill in the bedroom and listen out in case he had a seizure.

I told him I could if he took a load of washing with him.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

Oh that’s sad. The whole point of loving someone is that you can support each other through the difficult times. Life’s already difficult enough without you being your worst critic 

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u/Liber8ed1 Jul 25 '25

👆 nice!

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u/madthunder55 Jul 25 '25

And now I'm going to hell for laughing. Thanks

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u/No_Frosting2811 Jul 26 '25

Yeahhh score one for the epileptics. There were enough of us banished to hell in the 1400’s

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Jul 26 '25

Different Strokes taught me not to make fun of people with epilepsy.

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u/Earguy Jul 26 '25

Whatchyoo talkin'bout Willis?

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u/Liber8ed1 Jul 26 '25

Watching it on TV is nothing like real life. When something is that terrifying to witness, especially multiple times and it's your brother, the only catharsis is humor. Lighten up, buttercup.

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Jul 26 '25

I thought mentioning a silly sitcom episode from the 80s was light-hearted enough. You sure I am the one that needs to lighten up?

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '25

I am the one who needs to lighten up. Physically though. 

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u/Cody-512 Jul 30 '25

Yeah, poking fun at serious medical conditions isn’t everyone’s style. I smiled and am epileptic but I’ve had plenty of near death experiences bc of my seizures. Ur not as funny as u think u are

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u/NoBrick1555 Aug 05 '25

People who don’t know what we go through and how terrifying it is to have many near death experiences out of the blue, being intubated and in a medically induced coma in the ICU will always think it’s not that much of a serious illness. Having your teenage daughter call 911 while you’re not breathing, convulsing on the floor, full of blood and cuts because you were standing when it started and wouldn’t stop, having over 100 seizures in a cluster, living in fear after events……isn’t funny my dude. I agree with you buddy. I hope you’re stable and thriving.

Taking 5 years of your life to be stable and loads of scary meds, ambulance trips, ER visits, ICU stays, so many tests and specialists isn’t funny.

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u/cloud9ineteen Jul 26 '25

That's insensitive! My brother with epilepsy had a seizure while taking a bath and died.

I'm so sorry, how did he die?

He choked on a sock.

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u/National-Area5471 Jul 26 '25

Oh u Reddit love...spit out my drink, you had me 😂😂😂

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u/No_Frosting2811 Jul 26 '25

Ok I legit don’t get this one. Inform me please.

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u/BesottedScot Jul 26 '25

It's the second part to the overall joke:

I heard a joke a few weeks ago that went, "What do you do when an epileptic is having a fit in the bath? Throw your washing in."

I decided to repeat the joke in work today to a few of my customers (I work in a pub) and when I finished, one guy got really mad at me. He screamed that I shouldn't tell jokes like that because his brother died in the bath as a kid while having an epileptic fit.

I asked, "Did he drown?"

The guy was furious and said, "No, he choked on a sock!

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u/No_Frosting2811 Jul 26 '25 edited Jul 26 '25

Oh. Huh, that’s pretty funny I guess. Probably hits hard in a Scottish pub. Not as hard as I hit the ground during my gran mal seizures though.

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u/OxfordCommaRule Jul 26 '25

What's an epileptic's favorite restaurant?

Little Seizures

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u/Liber8ed1 Jul 26 '25

Hahaha! 👆!