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Originally Posted by Nabeel
Thank you Cootey: that's a very useful website.
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If I may--as I have a cousin whose entire life has been affected by epilepsy, in some not-great ways--I really feel that you need to learn a LOT MORE about epilepsy
before you create a protagonist therewith.
I mean...yes, there are different types of epilepsy, but it's not, as Cootey says, like the flu. You don't "catch it" and you don't "come down with it." It's not contagious. I think you run the risk of seriously offending a lot of epileptics and their families if you don't do quite a bit more research before you continue writing about him/her.
Or, perhaps, there's another condition that might suit your plotline better? I mean...what made you think of epilepsy, in the first place, since, with all due respect, you're obviously not that familiar with it? What is it you
need, illness- or condition-wise, to make your plot work? Maybe the good folks here at MR could help you find something that works better for you?
FWIW.
Hitch