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Old 03-21-2008, 12:26 PM
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As a person who suffers from seizures and has first hand knowledge of what it feels like to have your brain short circuit I didn’t particularly like how she told her story of her stroke. She made it sound almost like she was having a religious experience now I have no clue as to what a stroke feels like (and I never want too) but I can tell you that once the seizure is over I defiantly have no feelings of awe and wonderment. Losing consciences and become disoriented not recognizing people or where you are at and realizing that you’ve peed yourself and all your muscles have contracted painfully is not pleasant. It usually takes a little while before your memory comes back to you. I am always scared shi*less when I realize what has happened. I think as a scientist she should have told her story more objectively then the stop and smell the flowers. Just my …
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The point of her story is not that having a stroke is blissful and that we should all hope for one ...it's about the fact that each and every one of us has the ability to make a conscious choice to make this world a better place...with each action we take...for ALL of us.

Personally, I think she should've called 911...but that's just me
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Thats exactly how I feel.
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