Hello Kylie,

I've never seen a Roll Call on this ng although others I inhabit have them
fairly regularly. We find them useful, reminding those of us with poor
memories who others are and introducing ourselves to newcomers.

So. I'm Mary. I'm old, fat, opinionated and arrogant. That's because I'm
English (she says, getting it in before anyone else does). I'm the butt of
very many jokes and insults - as you'll discover when I go to Scotland
tomorrow and they talk about me behind my back. Everyone has to have a
hobby.

I also like cuddling up to Howdy Dave and Malcolm but I have rivals <spit>

As for epilepsy, I'm unusual in that I've only had one grand mal seizure,
eleven years ago. I had a meningioma (a benign tumour in my skull, causing
pressure on my brain). When it was discovered by a scan it was removed
immediately (well, the family says the wrong lump was removed) and I ws back
to normal again. Whatever that is. I don't take any epilepsy related
medication but am drugged to the eyeballs with analgesics, for arthritis.

But before that surgery I had what I now think were absences, perhaps they
weren't. I'd suddenly realise that I hadn't been listening to people and had
to ask them to repeat themselves. I was also doing all sorts of
uncharacteristic things which I don't like to think about. I was hearing
voices and music.

The remnant of the brain injury, the only one I know of, is that about once
a month I have a few seconds of feeling sick and as though I can see people
and things which aren't there, a sort of deja vu.

Today I sent a parcel by air to Australia, Queensland I think. That had
nothing to do with epilepsy, it's a way of cuddling up to you :-)

So, I hope that now others will tell all about themselves. We're a very
mixed bunch, in terms of age, condition and character. Stick around, you'll
find out :-)

If yu do stick around you'll learn a lot, I promise. That's why I'm here, I
don't need the support but I love learning.

Mary