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At the age of 21, suddenly Diane began to have seizures.

What happened to Diane at the age of 21? At the age of 21, Diane suddenly began to have seizures.

She had epilepsy. Epilepsy is a serious condition that affects one percent of the population.

What problem did she have? She had epilepsy. Is epilepsy very common? No, epilepsy is not very common. Epilepsy affects one percent of the population.

Sometimes Diane would lose consciousness and fall down.

What would happen to Diane? Sometimes Diane would lose consciousness and fall down.

Other times, she would have much worse seizures. Her body would lock up and her arms and legs would shake.

What would happen when she had worse seizures? When she had worse seizures, her body would lock up and her arms and legs would shake.

She would lose complete control of her body. Diane was an athlete and the mother of three children.

How many children did Diane have? Diane had three children.

With epilepsy, her life completely changed. She could have a seizure at any time. With each seizure, there was a chance of death. People die from seizures all the time, but she refused to give up.

Are seizures dangerous? Yes, seizures are dangerous. Do people die from seizures? Yes, people die from seizures. Did she give up? No, she refused to give up.

She continued to do sports and she continued to drive, but her children had to learn to drive from a very young age. If she had a seizure when driving, her children needed to be ready to take over the car.

Did she continue to do sports? Yes, she continued to do sports. Did she continue to drive? Yes, she continued to drive. Why did her children have to learn to drive? If she had a seizure when driving, her children needed to be ready to take over the car.

Many people with epilepsy feel auras before a seizure. An aura is often a tingly feeling or a feeling of floating.

What do many people feel before a seizure? Many people with epilepsy feel auras before a seizure. What does an aura feel like? An aura is often a tingly feeling or a feeling of floating.

This feeling is a signal that a seizure is coming.

What does this feeling mean? This feeling means that a seizure is coming.

Diane found an unusual way to stop her seizures. When she felt a seizure coming, she would put her shoes on and start running.

What did Diane do when she felt a seizure coming?

When she felt a seizure coming, she would put her shoes on and start running.

This running stopped her seizures. This is very rare. Most people with epilepsy cannot do this.

How did she stop her seizure? She stopped her seizure with running. Is this common? No, this isn’t common. This is rare. Can most people do this? No, most people with epilepsy cannot do this.

Diane had found the answer to her problem. Sometimes she would run for hours and the seizures would never come. Her family was worried.

What had Diane found? Diane had found the answer to her problem. How long would she run? Sometimes she would run for hours. How did her family feel? Her family was worried.

What if she had a seizure outside? What if they couldn’t find her? Luckily, nothing bad ever happened. She could always stop the seizure by running.

Did anything bad happen? No, nothing bad happened. How did she stop the seizures? She stopped the seizures by running.

But as time went on, the seizures started to come more quickly. She would still feel the aura, but the seizures would come too fast.

How did the seizures change? The seizures started to come more quickly.

She eventually didn’t have time to put her running shoes on. Finally, she lost control of the seizures.

Could she still control her seizures? No, she lost control of her seizures. Why did she lose control of her seizures? She lost control of her seizures because she didn’t have time to run.

They were becoming more frequent and stronger.

Were the seizures becoming weaker? No, the seizures weren’t becoming weaker. The seizures were becoming stronger.

Sometimes Diane would have them two or three times a week. This was a very dangerous situation.

Would Diane have the seizures often? Yes, Diane would have the seizures often. Sometimes Diane would have them two or three times a week. Was this dangerous? Yes, this was a very dangerous situation.

The doctors said they could take out a piece of her brain and maybe stop the seizures.

How did the doctors want to stop the seizures? The doctors wanted to stop the seizures by taking out a piece of her brain.

There was a three percent chance of dying from the operation, but if she continued to have seizures there would be a ten percent chance of dying over the next ten years.

What was the chance of dying from the operation?

There was a three percent chance of dying from the operation. What was the chance of dying from the seizures over the next ten years? There was a ten percent chance of dying from the seizures over the next ten years.

She was afraid, but her decision was clear.

How did Diane feel? Diane was afraid.

The doctors cut open her head and cut out a golf-ball-sized part of her brain. The operation was a success. Diane’s seizures stopped.

What did the doctors cut out? The doctors cut out a golf-ball-sized part of her brain. Was the operation a failure? No, the operation wasn’t a failure. The operation was a success. What happened after the operation? After the operation, Diane’s seizures stopped.