At the age of sixteen, I was diagnosed with epilepsy after losing consciousness one day on the way to my friend's house. After tests were done, I was told that I was subject to seizures, loss of consciousness, headaches, blanking out, lack of concentration.
Because I had relied on prayer for healing in other instances, I declined medical treatment and asked a Christian Science practitioner and my parents to help me through prayer. I felt confident that I would be completely healed.
The seizures continued for two years. Upon entering university, one of the conditions of gaining admission was that I had to take three tablets a day to reduce the risk of having a seizure. I consented to this, although I still continued to pray and rely on God. The tablets seemed to control the illness to some degree but it persisted to the extent that my family was very cautious about letting me cook or work in the kitchen. I would blank out and stare into space while I was in conversations with people and not even realise time had passed. I had migraines and spells of dizziness constantly.
