Krist Jarle at Sandefjord Rehabiliteringssenter

As mentioned earlier on this blog, my brother Krist Jarle, is now in Sandefjord. He was transferred to Sandefjord Rehabiliteringssenter, Hauanskogen last week. Hauanskogen is an institution specialized in physical rehabilitation. We visited Krist Jarle last Thursday, a couple of days after he moved in to the rehab center. When I spoke with him on the phone today, he was optimistic about the physiotherapy that he receives there. It was also good to hear that he has not had any new seizures for the last five days.

It is great to see that he is OK, and that he is being taken properly care of. Still, he suffers from some seizures, but it seems that he is being aware of the seizures before it happens. I guess that his body picks up the signals that a seizure is coming up, and that he is getting more and more accustomed to it. I have to admit that this is just an educated guess from my side. I have not had any previous experiences with epileptic seizures, but I recall when I worked as a bus driver during my BA studies, that a woman approached me as she entered the bus, that she showed me a card that explained that she could have an epileptic seizure, and the card would explain what to do if that happened on the bus ride. I have learned that some feel that a seizure is coming, and thus, can prevent damages by sitting or laying down before the seizure actually starts. The heavy damage to my brother after one of his first falls was very disappointing as it knocked out one of his upper fore teeth and broke his upper jaw and misplaced his other upper fore teeth, along with a broken nose. It seems however, that the surgery he went to afterwards has been successful.