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shillelagh · 20-11-2009, 15:44

A dance artist who has epilepsy has made the decision to stop taking her medication to try to induce a seizure/fit whatever you want to call it ..when shes on stage and get people to film her on their mobiles while shes having one ...

BBC News - Artist to induce seizure on stage

its been funded by the arts council ...

Now everyone knows i have epilepsy, i made the decision many years ago to be upfront about it as i never know when im going to go into one .. and its better that everyone knows so if i do go into one theyre not worried and know whats happening. But this i dont agree with. As far as im concerned what i want to be is to be fit free ..that way i can get my driving licence back, i can go away on holiday without thinking am i going to have one - whats the medical facilities like, etc. She is trying to induce one ... is she not bothered what her family might be thinking .. they'll already be worried about her .. what about any injuries she may suffer from this .. you've seen me when ive had one .. sometimes im ok ..others its a picture!!

They say theyre doing this to raise the awareness of epilepsy ..
Diane Horton of Arts Council England said: "This project raises awareness of a disability through the artist's personal experience of epilepsy and we support this.
"We have made sure that a full risk assessment of the project took place, including medical advice, and that appropriate medical support is available during the performance.
"Rita is an important artist whose work deserves to be seen and the Arts Council both respects the creative decisions she makes in her work and supports her right as a disabled person to be heard."

What we need to do about epilepsy is not to hide it away like they used to do in times of old .. rather bring it out into the open .. people who have epilepsy be open about it .. tell people what its like to have epilepsy and if you have a seizure while out and about .. not to be embarrassed its not something you can stop .. lancsdave will vouch for that one .. i had one while talking to him ..

rant over!!!

20-11-2009, 15:44	#1
shillelagh God Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: at the border .. Posts: 8,179 Blog Entries: 252 Liked: 1617 times Rep Power: 291612	Would you call this art? A dance artist who has epilepsy has made the decision to stop taking her medication to try to induce a seizure/fit whatever you want to call it ..when shes on stage and get people to film her on their mobiles while shes having one ... BBC News - Artist to induce seizure on stage its been funded by the arts council ... Now everyone knows i have epilepsy, i made the decision many years ago to be upfront about it as i never know when im going to go into one .. and its better that everyone knows so if i do go into one theyre not worried and know whats happening. But this i dont agree with. As far as im concerned what i want to be is to be fit free ..that way i can get my driving licence back, i can go away on holiday without thinking am i going to have one - whats the medical facilities like, etc. She is trying to induce one ... is she not bothered what her family might be thinking .. they'll already be worried about her .. what about any injuries she may suffer from this .. you've seen me when ive had one .. sometimes im ok ..others its a picture!! They say theyre doing this to raise the awareness of epilepsy .. Diane Horton of Arts Council England said: "This project raises awareness of a disability through the artist's personal experience of epilepsy and we support this. "We have made sure that a full risk assessment of the project took place, including medical advice, and that appropriate medical support is available during the performance. "Rita is an important artist whose work deserves to be seen and the Arts Council both respects the creative decisions she makes in her work and supports her right as a disabled person to be heard." What we need to do about epilepsy is not to hide it away like they used to do in times of old .. rather bring it out into the open .. people who have epilepsy be open about it .. tell people what its like to have epilepsy and if you have a seizure while out and about .. not to be embarrassed its not something you can stop .. lancsdave will vouch for that one .. i had one while talking to him .. rant over!!! __________________ The views expressed in this post is mine and mine alone anyone want to argue well tough!!!