Epilepsy: A Short Story

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All I saw was my brother’s limp body fall backwards straight onto the cold concrete. It happened so fast. I stood there in shock as my brother was lying on the ground, as still as a statue, almost dead-like. My heart was beating a million miles per hour as I ran to get my mom and dad. My dad asked me what was wrong, but no words could come out of my mouth. I dragged him to our basement where my brother was laying lifeless. “Oh my.. go upstairs, everything will be alright.” said my father, with a voice that was rushed and cracking, almost as if he didn’t believe his own words himself.
This was the first time I ever witnessed my brother have a seizure and how it caused me to learn the dangers of epilepsy.
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