I cried throughout this episode. Such a scary experience. Thank you for sharing.. You two have always been so open and real despite how personal and traumatic an experience it is..
this is the first time I listened to the entire episode with full attention and full feelings. I am so sorry you had to go through that. Thank you for sharing your story. I learned a lot from this. I have a child about your age so this hits home. Thank you.
Just make sure you have them get all the vaccines. They dont cause any of this and in fact help prevent stuff like this. I get a flu shot every year and a covid booster every 3 months and have never had a seziure.
First aid/CPR classes are suuuuuuperrr important, definitely recommend at least one of you guys take a class every 2 years because information changes! Back in the 90’s everyone hammered in the idea of finger sweeping when someone is choking, I still hear that from parents of the kids I take care of
I've had seizures since I was 13/14, and I'm 25 now. It's rough, and I hope Taika can grow out of it, but I want you guys to know that your kid will grow to love you guys. If he has seizures, his life will be different but there is still happiness. Currently on my road to drive by 2023
WOW seeing people like Geo and Bart - who I’ve watched since I was 13 - cry is just like an insane experience. I almost cried like 8 times and I’m a 22 year old GUY who does not show emotion so often.
@@MsPopo81 I just said I almost cried like 8 times watching this … what is wrong with you lmao. I brought up my age and gender so as to explain some of the societal structures that may have limited my ability or willingness to show emotion often … you couldn’t understand that? I mean I understand if English is not your first language, but otherwise what is your excuse?
@@millardfilmore1403 yes i understand what you said.. That you dont cry ever and cried alot in this episode bc you are emotionally repressed as you never show your feelings. Whats wrong with me? Lmao
@@millardfilmore1403 well if you want to get picky with wording okay, but you still need therapy regardless if you needed to see another guy cry to give you permission to cry. If crying 8 times in a video is a "WOW and insane" moment of release from 22 yrs of repression then good job, now go get some real help.
wow the placement of this manscaping ad really came in to break up the heaviness of this ep. Also got a quick laugh in while walking through that whole experience with you guys. Sending you guys so much love and healing energy we love Taika so much
Being a parent this hits hard. I hope he gets better. Seeing Taika from birth and now to a kindergarten and seeing how he is such a fun, loving little boy dealing with this breaks my heart so much. This video broke my heart. 😭
Wow this made me get so emotion guys. Thank you for sharing. You’re so brave and I am so thankful that Taika is ok. Much love to you both and I know you’ll tackle this new journey with bravery and love.
I had the same reaction. Was kinda funny because it was placed there once Geo finished her perspective of the event and then it was Barts turn. So it made sense. Just the phrase "what was your experience" followed by a manscaped add.
25:29 thank you for being vulnerable Geo ♥️ you’re helping SOO many parents you guys. So thank you for re-living it for others. I can only hope and pray that it’s somewhat therapeutic 🥺 especially knowing how much we all love and care for you guys and your family. I love you ♥️♥️♥️
31:15 nooooo I’m too hormonal for this episode 😭 I lost it. Bart it’s not your fault 🥺 AT. ALL. Do not blame yourself. Guarantee you’ll never, ever fkn let that happen again. You’re an amazing papa ♥️ and the older he gets, the more he’ll know that.
What a powerful episode. Thank you for sharing with us something so personal. I know recounting the event can be traumatic. Taika is blessed to have you two as his parents. Even though he is going to be ok sending thoughts, prayers, and hugs to you too.
Prayers for Taika. I really enjoyed this podcast. I cried with you guys. It felt like one of the 1st times I have seen you guys vulnerable. Its a shitty situation but it's relatable and real . I know you guys like to stay positive and share positive with us on a regular basis. Thank you for sharing with us.
This was an emotional episode. I'm epileptic and have had many seizures over the years and my parents have both experienced similar feelings to Geo and Bart when I had my first seizures as a child. I hope Taika isn't epileptic and grows out of it soon
I can feel the pain in you recollection of the events. When my son was just over one he had his first seizure and it was so scary. I felt useless holding his body as it went in and out of consciousness. He had never really cried as a baby and seeing him and feeling his body in so much distress to this day worst feeling I’ve experienced. Sending lots of good energy and love. Get well soon young Taika :)
20 yrs ago when my son was 2 yrs old he had a really bad seizure. It was 4 or 5 days after a fever also. We ran all the tests possible but everything was inconclusive. I felt your pain and helplessness when listening to your story. My son is 22 years old and hasn't had a seizure since . Thank you for sharing your story, I hope you can find out exactly what triggers Taika's seizures. Prayers from my ohana to yours.
this one was so deep! Keeping you all in my prayers.However, God knew what he was doing when he gave taika his parents. You guys are the perfect example of strong and amazing parents and sooooo perfect for him. In the moment that youre questioning "why us" think of Taika and how grateful he will be for his parents 5 -19 years from now and he'll then say "Thank God I had the parents that I did because they loved and took care of me despite my seizures and they were the perfect ones to go through that with"! love y'all!!
Thank you so much for sharing all of this. It was powerful to see Barts reactions while listening to Geos side. Thank you both so much, you are in my thoughts. Your family makes me so happy, I've love watching taika grow through the years.
Of all the years of being a fan of you guys this the second time I see Bart getting emotional he’s wedding and then this situation sorry for what you guys went through with your child 😢
This episode made me remember when a regular doctor visit for my two year old son that I thought he was just whiny but wanted to be sure ended on him having leukemia, and remembering everything that went through our minds while we rushed him to get a transfusion and to confirm his diagnosis to the children’s hospital. He is on treatment now so he is good but is a scary time. The worst day of my life.
I had a seizure as a baby, I had a fever and I went purple. The doctor said I could either get it again or never again in my life. I am now 28 and haven’t had a seizure since. Praying for you guys 🙏🏻
I'm halfway through this & I have to say you are both great parents and Taika is a great kid. Always remember that. Much love to you all including your mom.
Thank you for sharing the story. I was literally emotional watching you talk about the dark moment and thinking how cute and energetic Taika is. I pray to God that he must not go through that pain again. I pray that he recovers completely.
Poor taika . It’s tough listening to this with the amount of detail and emotion and not help cry a little. My little cousin had a seizure within a month of getting vaccinated (I forget for what) but she was just 12. And it never happened again. I pray that taika remains a healthy little dude and that he never has to experience it again. 🙏🏻 ❤️ 🙏🏻
Our love for our kids are so powerful. we would do anything to keep them safe. what sucks with this is as a parent, its not as simple as putting in corner protectors to tables and counters to protect them from getting hurt. its more internal that we can't really control. we feel almost helpless. but knowing both of you through social media, you'll be hella persistent with getting down to the root problem. i really hope this does not happen again to your family.
Ya'll are awesome, you did the best you could in a hard situation. We had to also go through something less traumatic but also scary when our younger was in diabetic ketosis when we first found out he has type 1 diabetes. It's an adjustment but kids are resilient.
Ive followed you guys since jk news first started but I haven’t kept up since Taika was about 2 years old, coming back to this absolutely breaks my heart, I am now also a parent to a baby boy and I can’t even imagine going through this, I’m tearing up just listening to what you felt in that moment. I hope you can find help for taika , prayers and may god bless your beautiful family.
Bart...Geo you both reacted like what every parent would have reacted. No one did anything wrong. It's hard to not panic when it comes to loved ones or a family member. What is awesome is that you guys did have a family meeting to let them know about your son's condition and how to handle it if it happens again, and you guys even brought the knowledge here to inform your followers. Hey it understandable that you guys were crying out of worry and some frustration, but if it didn't somethings not right. Love you guys, be safe.
Are you guys going to look into a service animal for taika? Would be pretty cool for him to have a pet and one that would warn him he’s about to have an episode 💙💙💙 hats off to you two for being super transparent about your experience and walking us step by step to understand fully what kind of emotions you go through
Came back to this video, my 6 almost 7 year old had her third seizure after 2 years seizure free. We upped her dosage since she’s gained weight it’s twice a day one morning one night. Hope to get her off medicine at a safe zone. Totally didn’t expect her to have a seizure after not having one for years. Literally happened after we rang in the new year. Came here to this video for comfort thank you🤍 going to try what you guys do with enforcing the naps and watching sugar and dye intake!
Please don’t worry too much!!! I had seizures as a kid his age too. He’ll eventually grow out of it. I once feel and hit my head during an episode. One of the problem I’m currently having is light sensitivity so might wanna keep an eye out on that. I’m 22 btw
You guys are such good parents, even when you assumed “the worst”.. no one would’ve expected that to happen in that moment, or ever. Praying for you guys and cunie Taika boy 💜
much love goes out to the both of you and Taika , and Bart don't beat yourself up , you are an amazing father to your son, you thought he was misbehaving and that doesn't make you a bad father, that's just you being a parent ❤❤❤
You guys did amazing, no one is prepared to see a child have a seizure. It's one of the most terrifying things you can see in normal life. Yes Taika had 1 but the Dr's. are right. Many children have only one in their life because the brain grows so fast there can be glitches in that process. I've worked with kids who had seizure disorders and having to watch them go through it and even possibly having to give rescue meds. It sounds like these 2 you have documented are grand Mal seizures which are the most apparent and they can look scary. They are dangerous like you said because his lips went blue due to lack of oxygen while his lungs/torso muscles were seized. It may be the next step to check him for smaller or absent seizures because it may be a reason if he has moments of 'day dreaming' or 'in the clouds'.I hope they can get him maintenance meds along with rescue meds for safety.
Oh goodness!!! Bless you guys. I’m crying so much just listening. Praying for Taika and for you guys. You guys are doing good, Taika will be so grateful when he grows up to know how much your love is for him!!! I’m so sorry.
My prayers to Taika and the both of you. As a kid, I've lost count of how many seizures and as a baby, I've had very bad breathing problems. I've had, but I'm 33 now. I know he'll be safe as long as the both of you are on top of everything. I made it through, because my parents were there to look out for me. But I made it through, I know Taika will be safe. As a fan of the both of you and everyone else ever since 2007, I feel like yall are family as well. Again, prayers to Taika and the both of you.
i've never seen bart so emotional and thank god taika is okay. but i'm sorry, a lead paramedic having a stuttering problem sounds like a straight up sitcom episode 😂
All of us watched little Taika grew up, we feel like we're the aunties and uncles to this sweet boy. I hope you both find out what's going on.. we love you all!
I really resonate when Bart said he was asssuming the bad of him before assuming something else. My sister had absent seizures. She got them in elementary school when two of her friends were holding her hands. She didn’t notice but she walked into a pole head first because her friends were grabbing her hands. My mom assumed she was ignoring her because her face would go blank and she would stare up. My mom would always yell at her because we thought she was ignoring my mom but we never thought it was seizures until she had another episode of her looking up and staring blank but this time she had a hot cup of maruchan spilling on her hands and she had no reaction. We found out she had absent seizures after awhile but we’re happy to say she hasn’t had an episode for years. This happened when she was 10 and lasted maybe 3 years and she’s 19 now and hasn’t had one since. I hope her story helps you guys ❤️
I can't imagine of going through that... I did had my son choke on food but I'm glad my partner was there with me.... and we did what we could to clear his air way before calling 911. This information about seizures is also helpful for any kind in our family that is going through that.... I literally cried and thought of my 2 Yr old, all what you describe what you said.... praying for the whole family
Haven't finished listening to the podcast yet but just wanted to share that my son has had 3 febrile seizures within his first year of life. We're stationed overseas with no family for support so it was a very difficult time for us. The seizures are incredibly scary and it makes you feel helpless. It's been half a year now and he hasn't had any since so we're hoping he's outgrown it. wish nothing but the best for your family! Keep up the great content! Love listening to you in all your different avenues.
My son is the same we have no family history and no obvious cause started at 2 and a half he is 6 now and he is on 3 medications and still has them. It acts up especally when he is just about to get unwell like a cold, runny nose, tummy bug, growth spirts Trigger it a lot too. He has had some while awake on hot days or when he has been about to get a bad illness but most are in his sleep. I have a loud baby monitor that lights up to movement so I catch a lot of them but sometimes he will have them and he will make no noise and he won't move so I have to be watching him to notice his eyes are open and he is tense or grinding his teeth , there has been sometimes when I wake up and go through in the morning to check on him and get him up for school and I'll see he has a wet patch on his pillow from the drool and he is all loopy and slurring his words like mumbling sounds when he tries to talk unable to fully move yet but relaxed mussels and I'm like shit he's recovering from a seizure I missed one. A lot of the time he is fine to go to school if its early enough that he can go back to sleep after for a couple hours and wake up recovered happy with no idea or memory that it happened but there has been so many times its been to close to school that he has had to miss school to recover through the morning I noticed if he doesn't sleep after thats when he notices something happened he comes back to fully conscious and aware and cries and he feels awful and he is confused and week and doesn't know why, so its best he when it ends and he his showing signs of coming back like blinking when you clap in his face or trying to make intentional movements to recover and then drift of to sleep so he sleep it off so he can wake up feeling better than he would otherwise. It is so hard emotionally to watch though and having it become normalized didn't come easy because for I long time I refused the idea and was like someone has to do something there must be a cause something we can do? something doctors have missed that would fix this? but that mindset brings more emotional pain than just getting on with it.
I cried listening to this, my dog gets seizures and it’s so scary every time so I can’t imagine what it’s like to have a child get one. Thank you for sharing!
Awww made me cry the way geo was talking about what happened to taika and the way she yelled at her mom You can feel how much that affected her emotionally
Watching your vlogs for a while now and getting to know Taika on camera I got so emotional hearing this story, I'm so sorry you guys had to go through this, sending my love and good energy to you guys!
Thank you for sharing your experience with the audience. My son is 12 years old now and this hit home for me to relive that moment I wanted to pass. My son was 2 at the time and we were at my aunts house at the time and he was sitting in a high chair just having dinner, the next you know he went into a seizure, eyes rolled back and shaking a bit and foaming a bit from his mouth. I was scared being my first time seeing it and my aunt and cousin said he’s having a seizure go grab a wet towel quick. I panicked and they were trying to bring the fever down and it took a few minutes for him to come out of it. I immediately called the register nurse right away and we were told to go to the ER, he had a high fever and were sent to the pharmacy for medicine. Second time happened with dad and grandma. They had no idea and face time at that moment and I told them what they had to do. It is heartbreaking to see your own child lifeless and I am so sorry both you and Bart had to go through this but at the same time we do what we know in our power to stay resilient and I’m happy to hear you taught a class about next steps if it was to happen again. Fast forward he is 12 today, at that time we were told he will outgrow it and he did. Taika is a strong boy, many support groups out there and it may be be a medical emergency but really an eye opener in which we can all educate ourselves on for our loved ones. Love and light to Taika and your family❤️
There are 3 people in my family who have epilepsy and one of them grew out of his seizures at around 21. U two are such great parents and are doing an amazing job! Do not be disappointed in yourselves! He isn't disappointed with u! U are learning together and there is no safer place for him to learn than with his parents! God bless u guys.
My little had a seizure like a year ago. It broke my heart especially because that’s when she first started speaking so once she came out of it she kept telling me. “Mami help me,mami help me” she had ivs and wires everywhere something she was definitely not used it. Crushed me.
I have been praying for you guys. It breaks my heart that Taika is having seizures. In God’s name he will be cured of it. Love you guys. Love baby beaw. ♥️🐻
Sorry to hear about Taika, breaks my heart... poor little guy. Have you guys thought about Taika's own service dog? I've seen dogs trained to alert their owners if a seizure is about to happen!
This is purely anecdotal but my sister in law’s daughter also suffers from seizures and I think it’s triggered by specific things in her diet (chocolate, soda, sweets). Doctors have performed brain scans and still can’t decisively diagnose her.
I am so sorry you guys are going through this. Thank you for sharing this part of your life with us. You are amazing parents. We love and support you❤ my prayers are with Taika
God you guys getting emotional made me emotional. I been following you guys since forever, from y’all dating to engaged and etc. From the moment the little cutie was born and hearing this happening and how you felt and how horrifying this must of felt. I hope they can figure out what’s going on or he grows out of them and never has seizures again. My heart guys out to you and thank you for sharing and breaking it all down. Take care much love.
Ok this had to have been the most traumatic experience to go through. Thank God Taika is great. You are amazing parents. It was an honest mistake but you learned from it now knowing he has seizures. You couldn’t have ever known that.
You guys are such bomb parents… you guys did everything RIGHT! There isn’t a manual for this ish but you handled yourselves well. Give yourself grace. 🫶 Sending you positive vibes 🤙🏽
I started experiencing this for the first time this year. My boyfriend had a history of seizures before I met him but everyone assumed it was from when he was young and dumb (doing drugs and drinking). But this year on memorial day he had a seizure for the first time in front of me and I was so scared and freaked out- called 911. We went to ER and they said it was because he was dehydrated. So i started making sure he was always hydrated two weeks later on fathers day he had another. I waited it out. But two hours later had another. I called 911 and he had another when the paramedics arrived and had two more in the ambulance (i was told by paramedics). When i arrived to the ER he was strapped and unconscious. It was the worst thing to ever walk into. Adults are usually strapped down unless combative. Which I guess he became because he hates being at the hospital. There was blood from his iv- because he kept pulling at it. He didn’t recognize me for the longest time. My heart was so broken. He has them when he is asleep. So i was traumatized for a couple weeks after. I would watch him sleep and any small movement or sound he made would trigger me. Especially since he has Grand- Mal seizures. His are violent and he lets out a cry that makes me think he is in pain- and it is the most gut wrenching sound. As much as he didn’t want to be on medication he is and has now gone through 2 months of medication and has not had one seizure since which I am so grateful for and hope it continues. As much as they tell you it’s okay and not life or death. In that moment seeing your SO go through that you feel like it’s life and death. He is a strong independent man who goes unconscious and becomes helpless… it’s frightening. I still continue to struggle sometimes at night but am getting through it.
Alondra, my brother had seizures just like the ones you described.. only while he was asleep (usually within 30 min of sleeping... I know because he usually had an audiobook playing when we'd find him and he always set the audiobook to play for 30 min). We'd know he was having a seizure due to his loud scream. He also had two dogs in his room and they'd bark when he was having a seizure. My brother had these seizures for 10 years (17-27 years old). He did take medication for them, but I don't think he always remembered to take them. He passed away this year during a seizure and we still don't know how that could have happened. We don't have the autopsy yet. This is the worst pain we've ever experienced. I can't believe he's no longer here. He was young, healthy... full of life. He was just starting his career... baby on the way when this happened (she's born now... 2 months old). My brother was like my son and best friend. I don't want to scare you because I still don't know why this happened to him... his neurologist never told us this was so serious. I heard that it's very rare for someone to pass away during a seizure. I'm sharing because I want to raise awareness... my baby brother is no longer here, and I feel horrible that we were so ignorant and didn't think this would ever happen. One of my life purposes now is to share his story. My brother Sergio was an amazing young man... he never gave up and was my light--always so positive and kind. He wanted to help save lives-- wanted to be a firefighter or EMT... didn't qualify due to his seizures. Then he tried to get into law enforcement and most rejected him too due to his seizures... finally, he got an officer position and he was so happy, but he only was an officer for about 3 months... he had a seizure while sleeping this year in February, and we didn't hear him and found him in the morning. Please anyone reading this, if someone you know has seizures, know that though it's rare, it can be life threatening (and not just due to choking-- that's what we were told, but my brother didn't appear to have choked... we still don't know exactly what happened... hopefully will find out soon). Please get second opinions from neurologists and get them to do as many tests as possible. For Sergio 💙.
I'm sorry that Taika had another seizure and it was so traumatic for all of you. The positives that comes out of it is that you have learned more from this experience to help with Taika next time and you get to help those who watches your channel. I shared the following when you shared Taika had his first seizure. I'm sharing again here as I believe it can help you and others. *** I started having a seizure when I was very little. I was too young to speak when my first one happened. It happened when I was in the middle of being fed. As I grew up I had annual EEG and took a daily pill that supposed to prevent seizures. As a child my seizure would happened when I’m sick with a fever. I would have a nightmare, wake up crying, vomit, my forehead would feel a tingling numbness before I black out into a seizure. The seizure doesn’t last long and I don’t feel any pain nor was I aware when it happens. It is more scary for the bystanders and parents seeing all that’s happening and feel helpless. The brain does a reset and the whole body reboots. Prior a person is about to seize they would be in sensory overload, so keep quiet, turn off bright lights and even the sounds of a bathroom fan can be overwhelming. Try to keep the person comfortable as much as possible. Even if you are asking if they are ok they may not respond because they are just trying not to feel sensory overload. Just give them time to respond. Every sensor comes back separately. Hearing always comes back first, but the body doesn’t have control over anything else yet so they can’t respond or signal to you that they hear you. Just keep calling out to the person allows the person’s brain to be awake and tries to wake up and slowly they will regain movement over the body. If no one calls out to them they can be out/asleep until the brain is ready to wake. The next sensor they regain is the position of the body. Then regains feeling and movement of the tips of the fingers, feet and eye lids. The body is extremely tired because all the energy has been exerted (tense as you called it) during the seizure so movement and strength is weak. Speech is always last to come back so don’t freak that the person is now moving but doesn’t respond in words. They are so tired that they don’t have the energy to talk. If they end up responding in words it would be in one word type responses because it takes a lot to reply in a sentence. My word is always “bed” meaning I’m tired and all I want to do it lay down to sleep. Sleeping for as long as 24 hrs is normal. The body is so tired that sleep is more important and eating. I feel 100% better and back to normal when I sleep a whole day after a seizure. I had seizures until I was 12 meaning once a few years. My seizure went away for 12 years and came back when I was 24. The process before a seizure hits as an adult is different than I was a child. Now it is following a weird stomach pain that wakes me up around 3am. I always look at the clock when I wake up like that in the middle of the night. A particular stomach pain would trigger a seizure and I always know when it is coming because my forehead would feel the tingling numbness running across my forehead. I also would feel like vomiting before my forehead tingles. Then I black out and seize. When a person seizes DO NOT TRY TO STOP IT. The energy exerted is so strong that even if you try to bear hug them they could injure you along with them. So just try to keep their head safe to not knock into anything hard like a wall during a seizure. Try to keep time on how long the seizure goes. It always seems longer than it is so keeping time may help the doctors during the examination. Seizure at a young age happens and is more common than expected. Many children grow out of it at a young age. Many also only has one seizure and that’s it. That has happened to my cousin’s kid and my friend’s kid. So don’t think that Taika will have this all his life. Even if he does have to manage and deal with seizures every few years please don’t label him as “not normal”. He is a normal child. Just because people like me who has a seizure occasionally doesn’t mean I am not normal or live a normal life. I do everything another person can do. I totally believe Taika will be and IS ok. Just make sure he has his regular follow ups and stay hydrated. All the best wishes to Taika and you guys. I hope my personal experience provides some deeper understanding of how a person feels and goes thru before, during and after a seizure. Of course everyone is different but “waking” from the seizure is the same. All sensory come back separately and hearing is always first and speech last. Love you guys! 💕 Say Hi to Taika for me! 👋🏼🧸
I'm not saying Taika will have any further seizures at all but you may want to look into a service dog if it would continue. I have seen people have dogs that can tell when a person is going to have a seizure and alert the person so they can lie down so they don't fall etc. Hopefully he won't have anymore and it won't be an issue.
Hey guys. Teacher here. Seizures ,especially at that young age, are way more common than you think. About 20% of the students I've had had experienced it at least once and grew out of it later in life. Really hope it doesn't happen again. Since everything looks good I guess it can be nerve braking ....
I am in tears for you guys especially Geo- I know it helps to talk about it but you should definitely talk to a professional and bring your mom too if you can so you can unload all the stuff you and your mother had to endure in the past. I watch this channel because I miss that time in my life when I had a family and it was all about the little ones. Young Taika will get through this and will make him stronger and one day give you grandchildren of your own! Stay strong!!!!
I'm so happy Taika is okey, but wow that hurt my mom heart! I felt all the emotion trough the screen.. Sending you all the love and good energy your way!
My family has been dealing with my younger sister’s seizures for nearly 8 years, she is 17 now. It’s an emotional situation because you don’t want to see your family go through ilife not being able to do normal things. She was diagnosed with epilepsy, no one in my family knew where this came from. We found out it was from my dads side. Only one other aunt has had seizures. She has both grandmal seizures and the seizures where she stares into space. She has been on a lot of different medications, and testing. Get different opinions from different doctors, she wasn’t eligible to remove a part of the brain where seizure was coming from because when they induced the seizure her whole brain lit up. More testing led to her being eligible to have VNS which is a machine that will be implanted in the brain to lessen her seizures. She usually has seizures once every two weeks, usually caused by stress or not eating enough etc. My friends daughter also had a seizure and was misdiagnosed with epilepsy, she actually had a small tumor in the brain come to find out with different doctor opinions. Best of luck to you both I hope that Taika will grow out of it, he will be ok!
I've seen someone hit the floor at work and have a seizure. It's the scariest thing when you've seen it for the first time. It could be that taika is overly exhausted. My coworker had seizure after travelling then working right away.
Thank you for sharing and I am glad little man is ok now . What Geo did to give the family a class on the situation is amazing specially what she just went thru . Also just a reminder to learn about ur phone. In this situation and not have Gradma under stress or little kids knowing codes to get into phone , just say into the IPhone or android “ siri or Google call 911 now and it will dial emergency services and put u on speaker .
I’m so sorry this happened again. That sounds so scary. I really hope you guys get down to the bottom of this and are able to figure it out. Seizures are serious
It’s terrifying to see someone you love have a seizure for the first time. The first time I saw my brother have a seizure, we all freaked out as well and thought he was dying. That was probably over 10 years ago now. He never remembers his seizures but he can kind of tell when they’re coming on which is when I’ll grab him and cushion his head to prevent him from falling and hurt his head. He’s had seizures in public and has hit his head on concrete which is one of the scary things about seizures. Just know that although they’re scary, you all will push through. I hope your son gets a solid diagnosis soon. Also, my brother hasn’t had a seizure in over 5 years so there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel! You guys are tough and every emotion is justified when you see someone you love in such a vulnerable state.
So, I had seizures when I was a kid…everything was normal, eeg. My seizures were gran mal. The first time I had an episode I was 12 or 13. I was playing video games and my sister found me seizing, so she yells to my mom (my mom is a nurse) “Vince is having a seizure, at first she thought I was joking around and messing with her but I wasn’t responding. I remember waking up and being so tired and people crying. I felt so drained. I think my first seizure lasted at least 1-2 minutes. I never had to wear a bracelet that says I have seizures it wasn’t often enough. I just wanted to tell you my story. Also, look into the Epilepsy foundation. It’s a awesome community that share experiences, stories, and events to help get through a tough situation! Love you guys and taika! Much love from Chicago!!!
I cried throughout this episode. Such a scary experience. Thank you for sharing.. You two have always been so open and real despite how personal and traumatic an experience it is..
this is the first time I listened to the entire episode with full attention and full feelings. I am so sorry you had to go through that. Thank you for sharing your story. I learned a lot from this. I have a child about your age so this hits home. Thank you.
Just make sure you have them get all the vaccines. They dont cause any of this and in fact help prevent stuff like this. I get a flu shot every year and a covid booster every 3 months and have never had a seziure.
First aid/CPR classes are suuuuuuperrr important, definitely recommend at least one of you guys take a class every 2 years because information changes! Back in the 90’s everyone hammered in the idea of finger sweeping when someone is choking, I still hear that from parents of the kids I take care of
I've had seizures since I was 13/14, and I'm 25 now. It's rough, and I hope Taika can grow out of it, but I want you guys to know that your kid will grow to love you guys. If he has seizures, his life will be different but there is still happiness. Currently on my road to drive by 2023
Covid can cause it so make sure you get boosted asap
WOW seeing people like Geo and Bart - who I’ve watched since I was 13 - cry is just like an insane experience. I almost cried like 8 times and I’m a 22 year old GUY who does not show emotion so often.
Not an insane experience, insane that you have lived your whole life emotionally repressed. Therapy is good
@@MsPopo81 I just said I almost cried like 8 times watching this … what is wrong with you lmao. I brought up my age and gender so as to explain some of the societal structures that may have limited my ability or willingness to show emotion often … you couldn’t understand that? I mean I understand if English is not your first language, but otherwise what is your excuse?
@@millardfilmore1403 yes i understand what you said.. That you dont cry ever and cried alot in this episode bc you are emotionally repressed as you never show your feelings. Whats wrong with me? Lmao
@@MsPopo81 I said I don’t show my emotions “so often” not that I “never” cry. Like it’s right there. You can read it!!
@@millardfilmore1403 well if you want to get picky with wording okay, but you still need therapy regardless if you needed to see another guy cry to give you permission to cry. If crying 8 times in a video is a "WOW and insane" moment of release from 22 yrs of repression then good job, now go get some real help.
wow the placement of this manscaping ad really came in to break up the heaviness of this ep. Also got a quick laugh in while walking through that whole experience with you guys. Sending you guys so much love and healing energy we love Taika so much
I am holding back tears listening to this. What a terrible and scary experience. I pray that your family overcomes this!
Being a parent this hits hard. I hope he gets better. Seeing Taika from birth and now to a kindergarten and seeing how he is such a fun, loving little boy dealing with this breaks my heart so much. This video broke my heart. 😭
Wow this made me get so emotion guys. Thank you for sharing. You’re so brave and I am so thankful that Taika is ok. Much love to you both and I know you’ll tackle this new journey with bravery and love.
I was not expecting the manscaped ad in the middle of this story imma be honest. That one threw me a bit. I hope Taika is doing well.
yeah.. not sure if that manscaped ad needed to be there..
Me either... that threw me off right now
editor just want to get paid and prob just dragged that ad randomly 🤣🤣
I had the same reaction. Was kinda funny because it was placed there once Geo finished her perspective of the event and then it was Barts turn. So it made sense. Just the phrase "what was your experience" followed by a manscaped add.
It’s not that deep guys it’s their job
25:29 thank you for being vulnerable Geo ♥️ you’re helping SOO many parents you guys. So thank you for re-living it for others. I can only hope and pray that it’s somewhat therapeutic 🥺 especially knowing how much we all love and care for you guys and your family. I love you ♥️♥️♥️
31:15 nooooo I’m too hormonal for this episode 😭 I lost it. Bart it’s not your fault 🥺 AT. ALL. Do not blame yourself. Guarantee you’ll never, ever fkn let that happen again. You’re an amazing papa ♥️ and the older he gets, the more he’ll know that.
What a powerful episode. Thank you for sharing with us something so personal. I know recounting the event can be traumatic. Taika is blessed to have you two as his parents. Even though he is going to be ok sending thoughts, prayers, and hugs to you too.
Prayers for Taika. I really enjoyed this podcast. I cried with you guys. It felt like one of the 1st times I have seen you guys vulnerable. Its a shitty situation but it's relatable and real . I know you guys like to stay positive and share positive with us on a regular basis. Thank you for sharing with us.
This was an emotional episode. I'm epileptic and have had many seizures over the years and my parents have both experienced similar feelings to Geo and Bart when I had my first seizures as a child. I hope Taika isn't epileptic and grows out of it soon
I can feel the pain in you recollection of the events. When my son was just over one he had his first seizure and it was so scary. I felt useless holding his body as it went in and out of consciousness. He had never really cried as a baby and seeing him and feeling his body in so much distress to this day worst feeling I’ve experienced. Sending lots of good energy and love. Get well soon young Taika :)
20 yrs ago when my son was 2 yrs old he had a really bad seizure. It was 4 or 5 days after a fever also. We ran all the tests possible but everything was inconclusive. I felt your pain and helplessness when listening to your story. My son is 22 years old and hasn't had a seizure since . Thank you for sharing your story, I hope you can find out exactly what triggers Taika's seizures. Prayers from my ohana to yours.
this one was so deep! Keeping you all in my prayers.However, God knew what he was doing when he gave taika his parents. You guys are the perfect example of strong and amazing parents and sooooo perfect for him. In the moment that youre questioning "why us" think of Taika and how grateful he will be for his parents 5 -19 years from now and he'll then say "Thank God I had the parents that I did because they loved and took care of me despite my seizures and they were the perfect ones to go through that with"! love y'all!!
That manscape ad was crazyyy, especially with such a vulnerable moment of story telling
Thank you so much for sharing all of this. It was powerful to see Barts reactions while listening to Geos side. Thank you both so much, you are in my thoughts. Your family makes me so happy, I've love watching taika grow through the years.
Of all the years of being a fan of you guys this the second time I see Bart getting emotional he’s wedding and then this situation sorry for what you guys went through with your child 😢
This episode made me remember when a regular doctor visit for my two year old son that I thought he was just whiny but wanted to be sure ended on him having leukemia, and remembering everything that went through our minds while we rushed him to get a transfusion and to confirm his diagnosis to the children’s hospital. He is on treatment now so he is good but is a scary time. The worst day of my life.
Listening to this as a mom obliterated my heart. So much love to you guys and your whole family.
Watched this balling my eyes out. Poor baby, and gosh I can not imagine how you two felt. Sending you all good health and the best.
Bart's description of the event tears me up! What a scary moment!
I had a seizure as a baby, I had a fever and I went purple. The doctor said I could either get it again or never again in my life. I am now 28 and haven’t had a seizure since. Praying for you guys 🙏🏻
I'm halfway through this & I have to say you are both great parents and Taika is a great kid. Always remember that. Much love to you all including your mom.
Thank you for sharing the story. I was literally emotional watching you talk about the dark moment and thinking how cute and energetic Taika is.
I pray to God that he must not go through that pain again. I pray that he recovers completely.
Poor taika . It’s tough listening to this with the amount of detail and emotion and not help cry a little. My little cousin had a seizure within a month of getting vaccinated (I forget for what) but she was just 12. And it never happened again. I pray that taika remains a healthy little dude and that he never has to experience it again. 🙏🏻 ❤️ 🙏🏻
Our love for our kids are so powerful. we would do anything to keep them safe. what sucks with this is as a parent, its not as simple as putting in corner protectors to tables and counters to protect them from getting hurt. its more internal that we can't really control. we feel almost helpless. but knowing both of you through social media, you'll be hella persistent with getting down to the root problem. i really hope this does not happen again to your family.
Ya'll are awesome, you did the best you could in a hard situation. We had to also go through something less traumatic but also scary when our younger was in diabetic ketosis when we first found out he has type 1 diabetes. It's an adjustment but kids are resilient.
Ive followed you guys since jk news first started but I haven’t kept up since Taika was about 2 years old, coming back to this absolutely breaks my heart, I am now also a parent to a baby boy and I can’t even imagine going through this, I’m tearing up just listening to what you felt in that moment. I hope you can find help for taika , prayers and may god bless your beautiful family.
Such a weird dynamic to go from seeing Geo emotional to a Manscaped ad of Bart talking about how it's "smooth sack summer" . Glad Taika is ok.
Omg. This is got me so teary-eyed🥺just hearing you guys experience that traumatic experience. How scary, but glad Taika is ok now. 🙏🏽
This is so traumatic for parents and taika. Hope hes fine from now on and if theres anything they will find it asap
Bart...Geo you both reacted like what every parent would have reacted. No one did anything wrong. It's hard to not panic when it comes to loved ones or a family member. What is awesome is that you guys did have a family meeting to let them know about your son's condition and how to handle it if it happens again, and you guys even brought the knowledge here to inform your followers. Hey it understandable that you guys were crying out of worry and some frustration, but if it didn't somethings not right. Love you guys, be safe.
idk why i cried.... always praying for you guys! great parents!
Are you guys going to look into a service animal for taika? Would be pretty cool for him to have a pet and one that would warn him he’s about to have an episode 💙💙💙 hats off to you two for being super transparent about your experience and walking us step by step to understand fully what kind of emotions you go through
Came back to this video, my 6 almost 7 year old had her third seizure after 2 years seizure free. We upped her dosage since she’s gained weight it’s twice a day one morning one night. Hope to get her off medicine at a safe zone. Totally didn’t expect her to have a seizure after not having one for years. Literally happened after we rang in the new year. Came here to this video for comfort thank you🤍 going to try what you guys do with enforcing the naps and watching sugar and dye intake!
Please don’t worry too much!!! I had seizures as a kid his age too. He’ll eventually grow out of it. I once feel and hit my head during an episode. One of the problem I’m currently having is light sensitivity so might wanna keep an eye out on that. I’m 22 btw
Poor little Taika😭
Sending you guys, all the love ❤️❤️❤️
I'm crying!!! I'm so thankful little Taika is safe & healthy. 🙏
I wonder if a type of Guide Dog could help Taika by sensing when a seizure is about to happen. 💙
i love this idea
I’m sorry you guys had to experience this! Praying for Taika! 🙏 May he recover completely. Sending you all lots of love & light! ♥️
Man this podcast made me relive my experience of my 18 month old baby that had a seizure.. cried this entire episode... its some scary shit.
You guys are such good parents, even when you assumed “the worst”.. no one would’ve expected that to happen in that moment, or ever. Praying for you guys and cunie Taika boy 💜
lol 15:50 "That was the point between me calling, cops coming. What was it for you?" "Whats up guys we have a sponser"
Wow I can’t believe how horrible that feeling was. Hopefully you guys won’t have to experience that again. Thanks for sharing.
much love goes out to the both of you and Taika , and Bart don't beat yourself up , you are an amazing father to your son, you thought he was misbehaving and that doesn't make you a bad father, that's just you being a parent ❤❤❤
You guys did amazing, no one is prepared to see a child have a seizure. It's one of the most terrifying things you can see in normal life. Yes Taika had 1 but the Dr's. are right. Many children have only one in their life because the brain grows so fast there can be glitches in that process.
I've worked with kids who had seizure disorders and having to watch them go through it and even possibly having to give rescue meds. It sounds like these 2 you have documented are grand Mal seizures which are the most apparent and they can look scary. They are dangerous like you said because his lips went blue due to lack of oxygen while his lungs/torso muscles were seized. It may be the next step to check him for smaller or absent seizures because it may be a reason if he has moments of 'day dreaming' or 'in the clouds'.I hope they can get him maintenance meds along with rescue meds for safety.
Oh goodness!!! Bless you guys. I’m crying so much just listening. Praying for Taika and for you guys. You guys are doing good, Taika will be so grateful when he grows up to know how much your love is for him!!! I’m so sorry.
My prayers to Taika and the both of you.
As a kid, I've lost count of how many seizures and as a baby, I've had very bad breathing problems. I've had, but I'm 33 now. I know he'll be safe as long as the both of you are on top of everything. I made it through, because my parents were there to look out for me. But I made it through, I know Taika will be safe. As a fan of the both of you and everyone else ever since 2007, I feel like yall are family as well. Again, prayers to Taika and the both of you.
i've never seen bart so emotional and thank god taika is okay.
but i'm sorry, a lead paramedic having a stuttering problem sounds like a straight up sitcom episode 😂
hard to not cry, prayers for baby Taika
All of us watched little Taika grew up, we feel like we're the aunties and uncles to this sweet boy. I hope you both find out what's going on.. we love you all!
I really resonate when Bart said he was asssuming the bad of him before assuming something else. My sister had absent seizures. She got them in elementary school when two of her friends were holding her hands. She didn’t notice but she walked into a pole head first because her friends were grabbing her hands. My mom assumed she was ignoring her because her face would go blank and she would stare up. My mom would always yell at her because we thought she was ignoring my mom but we never thought it was seizures until she had another episode of her looking up and staring blank but this time she had a hot cup of maruchan spilling on her hands and she had no reaction. We found out she had absent seizures after awhile but we’re happy to say she hasn’t had an episode for years. This happened when she was 10 and lasted maybe 3 years and she’s 19 now and hasn’t had one since. I hope her story helps you guys ❤️
Thanks for sharing. I was crying along with you guys. :( And thanks for making it educational at the same time!!
Literally cried with you guys.. we seen him grow up I really hope he overcomes this! Prayers for you guys❤️
I can't imagine of going through that... I did had my son choke on food but I'm glad my partner was there with me.... and we did what we could to clear his air way before calling 911. This information about seizures is also helpful for any kind in our family that is going through that.... I literally cried and thought of my 2 Yr old, all what you describe what you said.... praying for the whole family
Haven't finished listening to the podcast yet but just wanted to share that my son has had 3 febrile seizures within his first year of life. We're stationed overseas with no family for support so it was a very difficult time for us. The seizures are incredibly scary and it makes you feel helpless. It's been half a year now and he hasn't had any since so we're hoping he's outgrown it. wish nothing but the best for your family! Keep up the great content! Love listening to you in all your different avenues.
My son is the same we have no family history and no obvious cause started at 2 and a half he is 6 now and he is on 3 medications and still has them. It acts up especally when he is just about to get unwell like a cold, runny nose, tummy bug, growth spirts Trigger it a lot too. He has had some while awake on hot days or when he has been about to get a bad illness but most are in his sleep. I have a loud baby monitor that lights up to movement so I catch a lot of them but sometimes he will have them and he will make no noise and he won't move so I have to be watching him to notice his eyes are open and he is tense or grinding his teeth , there has been sometimes when I wake up and go through in the morning to check on him and get him up for school and I'll see he has a wet patch on his pillow from the drool and he is all loopy and slurring his words like mumbling sounds when he tries to talk unable to fully move yet but relaxed mussels and I'm like shit he's recovering from a seizure I missed one. A lot of the time he is fine to go to school if its early enough that he can go back to sleep after for a couple hours and wake up recovered happy with no idea or memory that it happened but there has been so many times its been to close to school that he has had to miss school to recover through the morning I noticed if he doesn't sleep after thats when he notices something happened he comes back to fully conscious and aware and cries and he feels awful and he is confused and week and doesn't know why, so its best he when it ends and he his showing signs of coming back like blinking when you clap in his face or trying to make intentional movements to recover and then drift of to sleep so he sleep it off so he can wake up feeling better than he would otherwise. It is so hard emotionally to watch though and having it become normalized didn't come easy because for I long time I refused the idea and was like someone has to do something there must be a cause something we can do? something doctors have missed that would fix this? but that mindset brings more emotional pain than just getting on with it.
I cried listening to this, my dog gets seizures and it’s so scary every time so I can’t imagine what it’s like to have a child get one. Thank you for sharing!
Awww made me cry the way geo was talking about what happened to taika and the way she yelled at her mom
You can feel how much that affected her emotionally
Watching your vlogs for a while now and getting to know Taika on camera I got so emotional hearing this story, I'm so sorry you guys had to go through this, sending my love and good energy to you guys!
my dad has seizures in his sleep so i know where you guys are coming from. wishing you guys the best!
Thank you for sharing your experience with the audience. My son is 12 years old now and this hit home for me to relive that moment I wanted to pass. My son was 2 at the time and we were at my aunts house at the time and he was sitting in a high chair just having dinner, the next you know he went into a seizure, eyes rolled back and shaking a bit and foaming a bit from his mouth. I was scared being my first time seeing it and my aunt and cousin said he’s having a seizure go grab a wet towel quick. I panicked and they were trying to bring the fever down and it took a few minutes for him to come out of it. I immediately called the register nurse right away and we were told to go to the ER, he had a high fever and were sent to the pharmacy for medicine. Second time happened with dad and grandma. They had no idea and face time at that moment and I told them what they had to do. It is heartbreaking to see your own child lifeless and I am so sorry both you and Bart had to go through this but at the same time we do what we know in our power to stay resilient and I’m happy to hear you taught a class about next steps if it was to happen again. Fast forward he is 12 today, at that time we were told he will outgrow it and he did. Taika is a strong boy, many support groups out there and it may be be a medical emergency but really an eye opener in which we can all educate ourselves on for our loved ones. Love and light to Taika and your family❤️
There are 3 people in my family who have epilepsy and one of them grew out of his seizures at around 21.
U two are such great parents and are doing an amazing job! Do not be disappointed in yourselves! He isn't disappointed with u! U are learning together and there is no safer place for him to learn than with his parents! God bless u guys.
My little had a seizure like a year ago. It broke my heart especially because that’s when she first started speaking so once she came out of it she kept telling me. “Mami help me,mami help me” she had ivs and wires everywhere something she was definitely not used it. Crushed me.
I can feel the grasp on my heart listening to this episode 🙏🏼
Thank you for sharing. Sending my blessings. Big ups to you all for great tem work. Getting Taika to a safe place. 🙏
I have been praying for you guys. It breaks my heart that Taika is having seizures. In God’s name he will be cured of it. Love you guys. Love baby beaw. ♥️🐻
Sorry to hear about Taika, breaks my heart... poor little guy. Have you guys thought about Taika's own service dog? I've seen dogs trained to alert their owners if a seizure is about to happen!
This is purely anecdotal but my sister in law’s daughter also suffers from seizures and I think it’s triggered by specific things in her diet (chocolate, soda, sweets). Doctors have performed brain scans and still can’t decisively diagnose her.
Hi there I agree. Some of our kids at the hospital require a keto diet to prevent seizures too
It’s always the damn food, it’s slowly killing us 😭
I am so sorry you guys are going through this. Thank you for sharing this part of your life with us. You are amazing parents. We love and support you❤ my prayers are with Taika
God you guys getting emotional made me emotional. I been following you guys since forever, from y’all dating to engaged and etc. From the moment the little cutie was born and hearing this happening and how you felt and how horrifying this must of felt. I hope they can figure out what’s going on or he grows out of them and never has seizures again. My heart guys out to you and thank you for sharing and breaking it all down. Take care much love.
Ok this had to have been the most traumatic experience to go through. Thank God Taika is great. You are amazing parents. It was an honest mistake but you learned from it now knowing he has seizures. You couldn’t have ever known that.
Hearing Bart almost cry is what did it for me 😭
I was tearing up hearing Geo talking about how she thought her son was dying 😔😢
I’m about to start crying and then ad break jumps to “smooth sac summer” 💀
You guys are such bomb parents… you guys did everything RIGHT! There isn’t a manual for this ish but you handled yourselves well. Give yourself grace. 🫶 Sending you positive vibes 🤙🏽
I started experiencing this for the first time this year. My boyfriend had a history of seizures before I met him but everyone assumed it was from when he was young and dumb (doing drugs and drinking). But this year on memorial day he had a seizure for the first time in front of me and I was so scared and freaked out- called 911. We went to ER and they said it was because he was dehydrated. So i started making sure he was always hydrated two weeks later on fathers day he had another. I waited it out. But two hours later had another. I called 911 and he had another when the paramedics arrived and had two more in the ambulance (i was told by paramedics). When i arrived to the ER he was strapped and unconscious. It was the worst thing to ever walk into. Adults are usually strapped down unless combative. Which I guess he became because he hates being at the hospital. There was blood from his iv- because he kept pulling at it. He didn’t recognize me for the longest time. My heart was so broken. He has them when he is asleep. So i was traumatized for a couple weeks after. I would watch him sleep and any small movement or sound he made would trigger me. Especially since he has Grand- Mal seizures. His are violent and he lets out a cry that makes me think he is in pain- and it is the most gut wrenching sound. As much as he didn’t want to be on medication he is and has now gone through 2 months of medication and has not had one seizure since which I am so grateful for and hope it continues. As much as they tell you it’s okay and not life or death. In that moment seeing your SO go through that you feel like it’s life and death. He is a strong independent man who goes unconscious and becomes helpless… it’s frightening. I still continue to struggle sometimes at night but am getting through it.
Alondra, my brother had seizures just like the ones you described.. only while he was asleep (usually within 30 min of sleeping... I know because he usually had an audiobook playing when we'd find him and he always set the audiobook to play for 30 min). We'd know he was having a seizure due to his loud scream. He also had two dogs in his room and they'd bark when he was having a seizure. My brother had these seizures for 10 years (17-27 years old). He did take medication for them, but I don't think he always remembered to take them. He passed away this year during a seizure and we still don't know how that could have happened. We don't have the autopsy yet. This is the worst pain we've ever experienced. I can't believe he's no longer here. He was young, healthy... full of life. He was just starting his career... baby on the way when this happened (she's born now... 2 months old). My brother was like my son and best friend. I don't want to scare you because I still don't know why this happened to him... his neurologist never told us this was so serious. I heard that it's very rare for someone to pass away during a seizure. I'm sharing because I want to raise awareness... my baby brother is no longer here, and I feel horrible that we were so ignorant and didn't think this would ever happen.
One of my life purposes now is to share his story. My brother Sergio was an amazing young man... he never gave up and was my light--always so positive and kind. He wanted to help save lives-- wanted to be a firefighter or EMT... didn't qualify due to his seizures. Then he tried to get into law enforcement and most rejected him too due to his seizures... finally, he got an officer position and he was so happy, but he only was an officer for about 3 months... he had a seizure while sleeping this year in February, and we didn't hear him and found him in the morning.
Please anyone reading this, if someone you know has seizures, know that though it's rare, it can be life threatening (and not just due to choking-- that's what we were told, but my brother didn't appear to have choked... we still don't know exactly what happened... hopefully will find out soon). Please get second opinions from neurologists and get them to do as many tests as possible. For Sergio 💙.
My thoughts and prayers go out to your family. I hope you guys don't have to go through anything similar again
I'm sorry this had happened to you. Taika is too young to have this condition. I wish you and him great health and recovery.
I feel this so much as a mom, This makes me cry so much .. I wish with all my heart that this goes away and it’s nothing serious …
Ugh man! ❤️Thanks for sharing guys! Im sure its somewhat healing talking about it as well 🙌🏼 Appreciate the information
I'm sorry that Taika had another seizure and it was so traumatic for all of you. The positives that comes out of it is that you have learned more from this experience to help with Taika next time and you get to help those who watches your channel.
I shared the following when you shared Taika had his first seizure. I'm sharing again here as I believe it can help you and others.
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I started having a seizure when I was very little. I was too young to speak when my first one happened. It happened when I was in the middle of being fed. As I grew up I had annual EEG and took a daily pill that supposed to prevent seizures.
As a child my seizure would happened when I’m sick with a fever. I would have a nightmare, wake up crying, vomit, my forehead would feel a tingling numbness before I black out into a seizure.
The seizure doesn’t last long and I don’t feel any pain nor was I aware when it happens. It is more scary for the bystanders and parents seeing all that’s happening and feel helpless. The brain does a reset and the whole body reboots. Prior a person is about to seize they would be in sensory overload, so keep quiet, turn off bright lights and even the sounds of a bathroom fan can be overwhelming. Try to keep the person comfortable as much as possible. Even if you are asking if they are ok they may not respond because they are just trying not to feel sensory overload. Just give them time to respond.
Every sensor comes back separately. Hearing always comes back first, but the body doesn’t have control over anything else yet so they can’t respond or signal to you that they hear you. Just keep calling out to the person allows the person’s brain to be awake and tries to wake up and slowly they will regain movement over the body. If no one calls out to them they can be out/asleep until the brain is ready to wake. The next sensor they regain is the position of the body. Then regains feeling and movement of the tips of the fingers, feet and eye lids. The body is extremely tired because all the energy has been exerted (tense as you called it) during the seizure so movement and strength is weak. Speech is always last to come back so don’t freak that the person is now moving but doesn’t respond in words. They are so tired that they don’t have the energy to talk. If they end up responding in words it would be in one word type responses because it takes a lot to reply in a sentence. My word is always “bed” meaning I’m tired and all I want to do it lay down to sleep. Sleeping for as long as 24 hrs is normal. The body is so tired that sleep is more important and eating. I feel 100% better and back to normal when I sleep a whole day after a seizure.
I had seizures until I was 12 meaning once a few years. My seizure went away for 12 years and came back when I was 24. The process before a seizure hits as an adult is different than I was a child. Now it is following a weird stomach pain that wakes me up around 3am. I always look at the clock when I wake up like that in the middle of the night. A particular stomach pain would trigger a seizure and I always know when it is coming because my forehead would feel the tingling numbness running across my forehead. I also would feel like vomiting before my forehead tingles. Then I black out and seize.
When a person seizes DO NOT TRY TO STOP IT. The energy exerted is so strong that even if you try to bear hug them they could injure you along with them. So just try to keep their head safe to not knock into anything hard like a wall during a seizure. Try to keep time on how long the seizure goes. It always seems longer than it is so keeping time may help the doctors during the examination.
Seizure at a young age happens and is more common than expected. Many children grow out of it at a young age. Many also only has one seizure and that’s it. That has happened to my cousin’s kid and my friend’s kid. So don’t think that Taika will have this all his life. Even if he does have to manage and deal with seizures every few years please don’t label him as “not normal”. He is a normal child. Just because people like me who has a seizure occasionally doesn’t mean I am not normal or live a normal life. I do everything another person can do. I totally believe Taika will be and IS ok. Just make sure he has his regular follow ups and stay hydrated.
All the best wishes to Taika and you guys. I hope my personal experience provides some deeper understanding of how a person feels and goes thru before, during and after a seizure. Of course everyone is different but “waking” from the seizure is the same. All sensory come back separately and hearing is always first and speech last.
Love you guys! 💕 Say Hi to Taika for me! 👋🏼🧸
I'm not saying Taika will have any further seizures at all but you may want to look into a service dog if it would continue. I have seen people have dogs that can tell when a person is going to have a seizure and alert the person so they can lie down so they don't fall etc. Hopefully he won't have anymore and it won't be an issue.
Bart。感同身受。保佑你的儿子和你们全家人。
Hey guys. Teacher here. Seizures ,especially at that young age, are way more common than you think. About 20% of the students I've had had experienced it at least once and grew out of it later in life. Really hope it doesn't happen again. Since everything looks good I guess it can be nerve braking ....
I am in tears for you guys especially Geo- I know it helps to talk about it but you should definitely talk to a professional and bring your mom too if you can so you can unload all the stuff you and your mother had to endure in the past. I watch this channel because I miss that time in my life when I had a family and it was all about the little ones. Young Taika will get through this and will make him stronger and one day give you grandchildren of your own! Stay strong!!!!
Well said. Hope family get's help they need.
The way I’ve been trying hard to hold back tears the wholeeee Time geo is retelling the story.
My prayers are with you all!
I'm so happy Taika is okey, but wow that hurt my mom heart!
I felt all the emotion trough the screen..
Sending you all the love and good energy your way!
My family has been dealing with my younger sister’s seizures for nearly 8 years, she is 17 now. It’s an emotional situation because you don’t want to see your family go through ilife not being able to do normal things. She was diagnosed with epilepsy, no one in my family knew where this came from. We found out it was from my dads side. Only one other aunt has had seizures. She has both grandmal seizures and the seizures where she stares into space. She has been on a lot of different medications, and testing. Get different opinions from different doctors, she wasn’t eligible to remove a part of the brain where seizure was coming from because when they induced the seizure her whole brain lit up. More testing led to her being eligible to have VNS which is a machine that will be implanted in the brain to lessen her seizures. She usually has seizures once every two weeks, usually caused by stress or not eating enough etc. My friends daughter also had a seizure and was misdiagnosed with epilepsy, she actually had a small tumor in the brain come to find out with different doctor opinions. Best of luck to you both I hope that Taika will grow out of it, he will be ok!
I've seen someone hit the floor at work and have a seizure. It's the scariest thing when you've seen it for the first time. It could be that taika is overly exhausted. My coworker had seizure after travelling then working right away.
Thank you for sharing and I am glad little man is ok now . What Geo did to give the family a class on the situation is amazing specially what she just went thru . Also just a reminder to learn about ur phone. In this situation and not have Gradma under stress or little kids knowing codes to get into phone , just say into the IPhone or android “ siri or Google call 911 now and it will dial emergency services and put u on speaker .
Sending lots of hugs and prayers 🙏🏻🙌🏼
I’m so sorry this happened again. That sounds so scary. I really hope you guys get down to the bottom of this and are able to figure it out. Seizures are serious
It’s terrifying to see someone you love have a seizure for the first time. The first time I saw my brother have a seizure, we all freaked out as well and thought he was dying.
That was probably over 10 years ago now.
He never remembers his seizures but he can kind of tell when they’re coming on which is when I’ll grab him and cushion his head to prevent him from falling and hurt his head.
He’s had seizures in public and has hit his head on concrete which is one of the scary things about seizures.
Just know that although they’re scary, you all will push through. I hope your son gets a solid diagnosis soon.
Also, my brother hasn’t had a seizure in over 5 years so there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel!
You guys are tough and every emotion is justified when you see someone you love in such a vulnerable state.
So, I had seizures when I was a kid…everything was normal, eeg. My seizures were gran mal. The first time I had an episode I was 12 or 13. I was playing video games and my sister found me seizing, so she yells to my mom (my mom is a nurse) “Vince is having a seizure, at first she thought I was joking around and messing with her but I wasn’t responding. I remember waking up and being so tired and people crying. I felt so drained. I think my first seizure lasted at least 1-2 minutes. I never had to wear a bracelet that says I have seizures it wasn’t often enough. I just wanted to tell you my story. Also, look into the Epilepsy foundation. It’s a awesome community that share experiences, stories, and events to help get through a tough situation!
Love you guys and taika! Much love from Chicago!!!
how is something so emotional get interrupted by a manscape ad