Darryl Simonds

Pittsburg High School

Class of 1988

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Darryl Simonds - Class of 1988 - Pittsburg High School

First Name	Darryl
Last Name	Simonds
Graduation Year	Class of 1988
Gender	Male
Hometown	Antioch, California
Relationship Status	Single
About Me	If I send multiple requests to you, don't mind me. I'm forgetful sometimes & can't remember what I've already done. Ok, so for those of you that don't know...I've been suffereing with a headache since March '07. (Yes, 2007.) You'll see me on here for a little while, then get off, then get back on. I really can't handle text on a computer screen all that well...so I do what I can as quickly as I can. I'll mostly be putting up pics & videos. Well, I got thru my Social Security Disability hearing. It was found in my favor (thank God). I'm now living in Merced with some of my friends. When that changes I'll let everyone know. I have some (realtively) good days and some bad days. I still have nocturnal seizures, but now they're happening when I'm awake, too. Apparently they're called "Focal Seizures" and they're the most difficult to treat. When they happen while I'm awake: my eyelids will flutter like I'm falling asleep, I start "feeling" drowsy but I'm not tired, and my head will fall back or forward (depending on how I'm sitting & which way I'm leaning). That's just the start of my seizure. I'll be quiet during that time because I'm trying to figure out if I'm actually tired or if I'm going to have a seizure - I can't tell until one or the other happens (apparently confusion is one of the preceding symptoms of me having a seizure). That point is a critical juncture and will determine how my seizure will go - if someone can engage me in conversation I "snap" awake but still have the seizure: I'll be fully conscious, I can talk & respond to people, but my right arm will be "dead" from the shoulder down & my hand will start contorting (sometimes my arm & hand will shake, too). If that doesn't happen, then I will "fall asleep" and then "snap awake;" unfortunately I will also be in a "full" seizure - I will "lock-up" but will shake (vibrate, really...not swinging my arms around or anything like that), my head will swing around a bit as I'm actually conscious (sort of, I will have a "drifting" feeling like I'm falling asleep, but I try to fight it) and I'm trying to see whoever is around me & trying to get their attention, I will sound like I'm either snoring or choking as my nasal passages are contracting/collapsing & releasing as I'm trying to breathe (my mouth is usually shut during this time as my jaw clenches shut - so don't go by the old wives' tale of putting wood or leather in my mouth to "keep me from swallowing my tongue," unless you want to either put splinters in my mouth or loose a finger when my jaw slams shut on it), I can't control my movements nor talk but I can grunt (1 for "yes," 2 for "no"), and usually my right hand will contort (painfully) during this whole time. Either way, the seizures will last anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. If you're there when I'm having one, talk to/with me. Engage me in conversation with Yes/No questions, it will help keep me "awake" during the seizure. And afterwards have me stand up and walk around once I'm able to (I will know when I can), and again engage me in conversation (I will not be able to speak properly for about 30 minutes to an hour after the seizure - I will be suffering from aphasia, so I may be using incorrect words for the meaning I'm trying to get across); and if at all possible, try to get me to perform some normal repetitious action (like doing the dishes) as this will actually help me recover to my normal state of being a little faster (my brain will be laying down new neural-pathways to take the place of the ones that were damaged during the seizure). It may be scary for whoever's with me during a seizure - you may even freak out from it - but realize this: I've been thru quite a few of them now; they don't scare me. So if I'm not scared, then you shouldn't be. As my neurologist had said to me when I asked if I should be worried when I have one: "You don't have to worry a...(read more)