Its finals week, you’ve studied and prepared as much as humanly possible. You’ve accepted failure for some classes and triumph in others. But, what if you were never given a study guide, never learned the material, never prepared? Chris Maxwell knows this scenario all too well; he was given a test for which he had never thought he would need to prepare for.
In March 1996, Chris Maxwell faced his test, head on, and without any warning. He began to faint and had a relentless sense of fatigue; this was uncharacteristic of Chris, he had was always been healthy. After days of this reoccurring problem, Chris and his family took action and went to the hospital. He was diagnosed with encephalitis, which is an onset inflammation of the brain. He couldn’t …show more content…
Encephalitis has many other side effects that range from minor headaches all the way to seizures. Unfortunately for Chris, he acquired the worst reaction and came out of the sickness with severe …show more content…
He refuses to be defined by the label of epilepsy, by someone that has seizures and is different. At the University of Georgia, two students came to the same realization and way of thinking. Sean Corley and Taylor Bradish (both epileptic) with the help of their parents created the foundation for a new type of club, an epilepsy support group, Seize the Day. Today Sean and Taylor are juniors at UGA and have successfully made Seize the Day a reality for the past year and a half. Currently there are 15 members of Seize the Day, however it is not required to have epilepsy to be a part of the club. Seize the Day was introduced to myself at freshmen orientation for UGA in August 2016. The club sparked my interest, because it is very common for epileptics to hide their disease, to keep it quiet. Sean and Taylor were doing the very opposite, they spoke out against the prominence of epilepsy and that you are not alone if you have been diagnosed. Chris Maxwell has been preaching this methodology to every single person he can get into contact with since his fight with
In March 1996, Chris Maxwell faced his test, head on, and without any warning. He began to faint and had a relentless sense of fatigue; this was uncharacteristic of Chris, he had was always been healthy. After days of this reoccurring problem, Chris and his family took action and went to the hospital. He was diagnosed with encephalitis, which is an onset inflammation of the brain. He couldn’t …show more content…
Encephalitis has many other side effects that range from minor headaches all the way to seizures. Unfortunately for Chris, he acquired the worst reaction and came out of the sickness with severe …show more content…
He refuses to be defined by the label of epilepsy, by someone that has seizures and is different. At the University of Georgia, two students came to the same realization and way of thinking. Sean Corley and Taylor Bradish (both epileptic) with the help of their parents created the foundation for a new type of club, an epilepsy support group, Seize the Day. Today Sean and Taylor are juniors at UGA and have successfully made Seize the Day a reality for the past year and a half. Currently there are 15 members of Seize the Day, however it is not required to have epilepsy to be a part of the club. Seize the Day was introduced to myself at freshmen orientation for UGA in August 2016. The club sparked my interest, because it is very common for epileptics to hide their disease, to keep it quiet. Sean and Taylor were doing the very opposite, they spoke out against the prominence of epilepsy and that you are not alone if you have been diagnosed. Chris Maxwell has been preaching this methodology to every single person he can get into contact with since his fight with