#LoveIt. It’s the hash tag for our Love Your Brain Now Bus Tour. We didn’t know it would have significance for another reason. Tonight we were on the Bus in downtown LA and we were just about to leave for a late lunch/dinner when we heard a knock on the Tour Bus door. His name was Robert. Her name was Katherine. They were at our Walk to End Epilepsy on October 28th and they remembered seeing the Bus there. This was an amazing chance meeting. Then they told us their story.
Robert and Katherine had been friends a few years ago, but then they got separated by a move, but they still thought about each other. Then, out of the blue, Katherine had a grand mal tonic-clonic seizure while walking down the street and her head hit the sidewalk. She had amnesia for events before the fall and didn’t remember much about the prior two years. Robert heard about her accident and went to see her, but Katherine didn’t remember him. She was dealing with a recent diagnosis of "epilepsy".
Finally, she read her diaries from the previous year when she and Robert were friends. Then she realized she had known him and she fell in love with him again. Now, he has committed himself to help care for her and join the cause. Robert joined Katherine and her family at the Walk to End Epilepsy. Then, out of the blue, Katherine and Robert ran into the Love Your Brain Now Bus, powered by EndEpilepsy.org, and joined us on the Bus for an evening in downtown LA. We had a great time hearing their story so we can help Katherine get specialty epilepsy care.
The Katherine and Robert story is a great story – actually a mix of lots of stories – an unexpected seizure, a life changed, the power of love, the importance of having an advocate, and how those living with epilepsy can connect anywhere and anytime if they speak-up about epilepsy. It was a great day on the Bus Tour.
Susan, for the Tour Team
Robert and Katherine had been friends a few years ago, but then they got separated by a move, but they still thought about each other. Then, out of the blue, Katherine had a grand mal tonic-clonic seizure while walking down the street and her head hit the sidewalk. She had amnesia for events before the fall and didn’t remember much about the prior two years. Robert heard about her accident and went to see her, but Katherine didn’t remember him. She was dealing with a recent diagnosis of "epilepsy".
Finally, she read her diaries from the previous year when she and Robert were friends. Then she realized she had known him and she fell in love with him again. Now, he has committed himself to help care for her and join the cause. Robert joined Katherine and her family at the Walk to End Epilepsy. Then, out of the blue, Katherine and Robert ran into the Love Your Brain Now Bus, powered by EndEpilepsy.org, and joined us on the Bus for an evening in downtown LA. We had a great time hearing their story so we can help Katherine get specialty epilepsy care.
The Katherine and Robert story is a great story – actually a mix of lots of stories – an unexpected seizure, a life changed, the power of love, the importance of having an advocate, and how those living with epilepsy can connect anywhere and anytime if they speak-up about epilepsy. It was a great day on the Bus Tour.
Susan, for the Tour Team