Aftershocks: The time
after a grand mal while still post-ictal just before the next seizure
Balanced Mix: The ability
to simultaneously walk a straight line and talk despite all the AEDs in your system
Big Meanies: Seizures
that hang around for hours or even days & thus the desire for a 6’ box
Carpe Diem: Life’s
motto for anyone with seizures
Electric Personality: Character
type during any type of seizure
Flash Frames: Small
seizures where one body part is hanging onto a live-wire
Fuzzy Temples: The sensation
as if one’s temples are made of foam & precede a CP type aura
Having A Grand Ol’ Time: A
grand mal
Gravitron: Another name
for any room when the SEs of AEDs kick in
Hummers: (…no,
not the new fangled vehicle) The sound of an internal current flowing; ringing in the ears
I’m Home: The
brain is back & functioning
King Seizure: Ruler
who “taxes the senses” and demands an “All Hail” from his subjects
Muzzed & Fuzzed: Somewhere
between Not Connected and I’m Home
Not Connected: The brain’s not quite back & functioning
Petit Mal Pizza: Pizza ordered from an establishment
named after a Roman ruler from over 2000 years ago
Pharmacy: 1) Any epileptic’s
body (2) An epileptic’s weekly pill organizer
Play-By-Play: Other
peoples’ recap of witnessed seizures
Riding the Tube: An
MRI scan
Snapshot: A tiny bit
of coherency that lasts a second or two in between seizures
Spin Doctors: Brain
jockeys who keep the tables turning (as well as many of the walls)
Strange Brew: (…no,
not the movie) The combo of AEDs and the side effects of resulting interactions
Walking on Sunshine: One of the days when all seizures come to a halt, bringing mental clarity, improved
memory & all the senses reawaken in living color.
Wiped Out: Post-ictal
Zapped: Being aware
of having VNS going off