TYGER,TYGER
I have Richard Chamberlin and this episode for my being alive today!.
I was a 8 year old child who just two years prior to this episode being
shown on television was diagnosed with Epilepsy.
This episode helped me understand the disease I was diagnosed with.
The story about a young surfer who began to experience PetitMal seizures hit
home to me~it showed me what could happen if I didn't take my medication.
Tyger,the part played by Ms.Miemeux was a head strong girl.
After her first seizures she was brought into Blair Memorial Hospital after
suffering a PetitMal seizure while surfing and almost drown.
Now she was instructed to take her medication and possibly stay off of her
beloved surf board~ one night while reading in her bedroom she suffered her
first GrandMAL seizure.It was brought on by an electricial storm~Epileptics
have a good chance of throwing a seizure during a storm that has alot of
lighting and thunder.
The character passed away when she had a GrandMAL while she was surfing.
I have always wanted to thank Mr.Chamberlin for the episode.
It changed my life.
I suffered my first GrandMAL at the age of 15.
And my last at the age of 32.
Since the age of 15 I've been on a drug that has kept my GrandMALS to 0,
since the age of 32. In April it will be 25 years since my last one.
There has to be some way to have "Tyger,Tyger" released to the public?
It has been the only episode of a television medical drama that I know of
that has dealt with the subject of Epilepsy~ I'm a medical drama junkie!.
And I've watched alot of doctor shows.