Missing Teen Found After 600 Mile Bike Ride

[dellzeqq]

getting back to the OP....isn't this precisely what teenagers should be doing? And have they just got out of the habit? Our club newsletter has had quite a few stories of riders, now in the seventies or eighties, setting off on long trips without much idea of where they were going. One such went off to Camarthen (from South London) with only a three pound bag of sugar for fuel. On a three speed bike that probably weighed 30 pounds.

My first trip to John O'Groats involved jeans tucked into socks, and sleeping under the stars beside the road.

 

[bonj2]

getting back to the OP....isn't this precisely what teenagers should be doing? And have they just got out of the habit? Our club newsletter has had quite a few stories of riders, now in the seventies or eighties, setting off on long trips without much idea of where they were going. One such went off to Camarthen (from South London) with only a three pound bag of sugar for fuel. On a three speed bike that probably weighed 30 pounds.

My first trip to John O'Groats involved jeans tucked into socks, and sleeping under the stars beside the road.

oh for the good old days...

 

[dellzeqq]

...when you were too young to type...

....those were the best of days...

 

[Jonathan M]

It has to be said I once saw someone having an epileptic fit, not nice. Although I don't think the cause of said fit was because they had epilepsy.

I had a seizure 2 weeks ago due to a brain tumour. My driving licence is now suspended, and I'm on anti-epileptic drugs (AED's) to try and prevent further seizures, although I think the brain surgery I had last week might have more to do with preventing further episodes that the AED's!!

Not having seizure's doesn't mean the person no-longer has epilepsy, Epilepsy Action state that 50% of people with the condition in the UK are controlled to the point of not experiencing seizures, but with better care that figure could be closer to 75% - that is a big difference in terms of qualirty of life for those whose seizures could be better controlled.

 

[Jonathan M]

It's not, and people with epilepsy are allowed to drive. They have to go for 12 months without having a fit.

Or if you have sleep seizures you have to be 3 years fit free.

 

[classic33]

It has to be said I once saw someone having an epileptic fit, not nice. Although I don't think the cause of said fit was because they had epilepsy.

What is Epilepsy?
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder — a physical condition — which causes sudden bursts of hyperactivity in the brain.

This hyperactivity produces "seizures" which vary from one person to another in frequency and form.

A seizure may appear as

a brief stare
a change of awareness
a convulsion.

A seizure may last a few seconds or a few minutes.

Epilepsy
is not a disease
is not a psychological disorder
is not contagious.

Put on here by a person who was born with it, lives with it & expects to die with it. That last part meaning I can see no cure(for me) & magic wands to make it disappear don't exist.

1 in every 10 persons will experience a seizure at some time in their lifetime.

Iv'e done more than many "able bodied" people near me have done.
Let me ask you this, who are you to say what I can or cannot do because I suffer from epilepsy.

 

[classic33]

As for seeing a fit, did you spare a thought for the person actually having the fit or did you look the other way??

After one fit, more correct term seizure, I went to my doctors because a week after the fit my head still hurt. From there it was the local A&E, by ambulance. Then admitted for observation.
Reason was simple & plain to see on the X-ray. 13 clearly visible cracks in the skull.

 

[scook94]

As for seeing a fit, did you spare a thought for the person actually having the fit or did you look the other way??

After one fit, more correct term seizure, I went to my doctors because a week after the fit my head still hurt. From there it was the local A&E, by ambulance. Then admitted for observation.
Reason was simple & plain to see on the X-ray. 13 clearly visible cracks in the skull.

I've never seen anyone have a seizure, but I do know I wouldn't know what to do if I did. Can you advise us of the best course of action we should take in the event we do?

 

[classic33]

I've never seen anyone have a seizure, but I do know I wouldn't know what to do if I did. Can you advise us of the best course of action we should take in the event we do?

See for some useful advice.
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/firstaid.html

The person who is having the seizure may not be aware they are. In a Tonic-Clonic seizure you stand a greater chance of getting hurt than the person you may betrying to help.