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  • About Me

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    shirls

    Female, 47
    england, GBR
    Member since August 1, 2007

    • About Me

      when i was 15 years old i went to a school leaving party a girl pushed me i banged my head and have had epilepsy ever since. i am married with 3 grown up children. and 3 granchildren. i have avns fitted and am on a lot of medication my husband is my carer and does not work.has my epilepsy is now very bad.

      when i was 15 years old i went to a school leaving party a girl pushed me i banged my head and have had epilepsy ever since. i am married with 3 grown up children. and 3 granchildren. i have avns fitted and am on a lot of medication my husband is my carer and does not work.has my epilepsy is now very bad.

    • Interests

      My dogs making sure there fit and healthy, and my 5 birds and 1 parrot, All MY friends on Daily Stregth our well. And taking care of family, love shirlxx.

      My dogs making sure there fit and healthy, and my 5 birds and 1 parrot, All MY friends on Daily Stregth

  • Recent Activity

    Recently:

    • 13 hugs given, 10 hugs received, 3 journal posts

    Yesterday

    • shirls gave danroy a hug 1:32pm

      Hi happy thanksgiving to you to Danny my account is small letters shirlzdanes@yahoo.co.uk Love Shirls…  
    • shirls gave stix24 a hug 1:29pm

      Hi afraid not lol weather here terrible to freezing cold ,Hope you will feel better soon love Shirls…  
    • shirls gave russ77 an I'm with you 1:25pm

      Hi take care Russ love Shirls xx…  
    • shirls and Scooby17 are now friends 12:06pm

    Wednesday

    • shirls gave stix24 a hug 1:52pm

      Hope your well its freezing here in Essex but no rain hope you get better and whats it like in Yorkshire…  
  • Journal

    • Journal Entry for November 23, 2009

      Mood November 23, 2009 11:51am

      Appointment was cancelled until 14th with doctor she was ill Then on 15th got appointment with London hospital to check on VNS magnet love to …
    • Hi ALL MY GREAT FRIENDS

      Mood November 22, 2009 11:52am

      Hi hope your all doing well i have to go to doctors tomorrow to have a coil fitted as i am having periods every 10 days instead instead of 28 days …
    • Hi ALL MY GREAT FRIENDS

      Mood November 22, 2009 11:35am

      Hi everyone hop your all doing well as it leaves me here have to go to doctors tomorrow 9am for a coil to be inserted to stop my periods because …

    • Hi ALL MY GREAT FRIENDS

      Mood November 20, 2009 1:19pm

      Missed you all soo very much and its been so long since i left ive died 5 times in that time but survived with massive fits and asthma attacks …

    • To everyone get well soon if your not well!

      Mood November 29, 2008 1:35pm

      Hi ive been away for long time missing you all alot and thinking of you ,One day was just been outside in garden came in and my great dane was …

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  • Hugbook

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    • Hug

      From Scooby17 Today

      Hi thanks for accepting friends request, how are you? x

    • Hug

      From russ77 Thursday

      I'm glad you are feeling well!! You rock it Shirls!!!!!!

    • Little Love

      From stix24 Thursday

      Thanks sweetie. It';s absolutly freezing here in Yorkshire. Lots of rain! I'm feeling a bit better today thanks hun. I've just been resting lots. How are you? Hope the weather has brightened up a bit over there? Big hugs x

    • Hug

      From danroy Thursday

      happy thanksgiving shirles.....sent you an invite in facebook, but could not send you an invite in yahoo......your yaooh user name is not valid.....what is it again.. ? hold onto your faith shirle, and god will provide you all of your needs.....always thank god for another day.................love ya....hxhx

    • Hug

      From danroy Wednesday

      good wednesday morning, praying that all is going well for you........never forget, god knows all of our needs.... : ) praying for you always,... : ) you have a good wednesday.....god bless..................love ya...hxhx

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  • Support Groups

    • Close Epilepsy & Seizures

      I started my epilepsy when i was 13yrs when i was at primary i did say 15 my eldest brother remembers me being at primary school and i had to be put in a classroom on my own because of my epilepsy the children were scared and didnt understand i had no friends because of this but who needs friends when i had parents and 2 older sister 3 brothers 2 older 1 younger.

      Treatments

      Keppra Too Soon to Tell
      Keppra 750mg morning and 1000mg night,sure makes me sleep alot.
      Clobazam Not Working
      morning only doesnt work. i think it gives me a rash on the face.
      Keppra Too Soon to Tell
      Keppra 1000mg morning just started on it.
      Lamictal Not Working
      use morning and evening still nothing helps with the long fits lasting over 1 hour
      Tegretol Not Working
      morning and night.
      Vagus nerve stimulation Working / Worked
      works well when multiple seizures start to happen.
      Prozac Working / Worked
      Only just started 26th october
    • Close Brain / CNS Tumors
      Type: Other

      Hi i was pushed at school at 15 the brain damage caused epilepsy from shirl.

    • Open Eczema

      I was born in Australa we were only there 2 years in that time i got sunstroke, which turned to eczema.I have been in and out of hospital because of it being so bad , wrapped up in cold tar bandages in hospital also getting called names at school. 45yrs old and still have it i am fair so i try to keep out of the sun as much as possible love shirls.

      Treatments

      Oilatum Somewhat Helpful
      Been using since young 3 capfuls in bath
    • Open Arthritis

      My daughter has infectious arthritis,she was in hospital for 2 weeks with anti biotic drip in 1 arm and another drip in another arm. Now she is out of hospital she is on a 6 week course of tablets, the doctors didnt no what it was . we supposed to have 100 blood cells , she had 400 which was circling the body all poisoness and she couldnt move, problem is its life threatening and it could come back, she is only 22yrs married also her 2 children 3yr girl and 14 week boy, i am so worried shirl.

    • Open Heart Attack

      My mum was 73yrs always healthy 1 day my mum went into hospital because she had flu then they said she was going to need a zimmer frame to walk,my mum was always independent,on the Friday they said my mum was fit enough to come home on the monday.On the sunday my dearest mum had 3 heart attacks on a cold snowy morning,my dad walked all the way to the hospital he got there 6.55am my mum died 6.40am. It was 7th Dec 1997,God had taken her away from our close family,6 children and loving husband,

    • Open Female Sexual Issues

      My husband has suddenly in the past year stopped having whats wrong with him my sex drive is ok, I think it is my vns i think he is scared he might damadge it or something i dont go out because i have to be with someone.Ive spoke to him about it he just says dont you think your to old for that sort of thing.Its not that i am not a nice looking person because i am slim ,long blonde hair,nothing except stay depressed i suppose from shirl

    • Open Hypothyroidism

      I went to the doctor and he said i had thyroid hormone (hypothyrodism) it was a shock when i said how long do i have to be on the tablets you our giving me for he said life.I thought i was hearing things, another nail in my coffin from shirl

      Treatments

      Synthroid Too Soon to Tell
      I was on the 50mg and i was coming out in a cold sweat, it was horrible
    • Open Menopause

      I am 45yrs and i would like to know the begining of the menopause my husband wont get any leaflets concerning this from shirl

      Treatments

      glimepiride Considering
      Hot flushes, deppression,fainting, not feeling hungry.
    • Open Prostate Cancer

      MY MUM HAS IT AND I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT OR HOW LONG SHE HAS TO LIVE SHE IS 82YRS.

    • Open Pancreatic Cancer

      my mum has pancreatic cancer, the whole family our devistated she is 82yrs,

    • Open Breakups & Divorce

      went through a bad divorce in 1980 but why when i am epileptic, i can only keep remembering what happened from 1979-1980 and nothing else.

      Treatments

      Leave Working / Worked
      i ran away from him,battered and bruised.
      Love Working / Worked
      i am now with someone we changed names by depole,not married to him because i could never trust another man,we have 3 children and he is great and special.
      Pets Working / Worked
      i have bred great danes,alsations,chihuhas and british bulldogs
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      my dad went to the house lots of times,to stop him from beating me because i had a granmal fit,when i woke up my dad was there my husband had phoned him and left me to bleed to death on my own,he wrecked the house and i never saw him again my eyes were black my mum and da just cried, and couldnt believe it! after coming out of hospital 2 black eyes broken nose,he was never to be seen again
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