You know who else was first? Hitler.

first what? kid with no life? probably. OP: douchebag teacher ftl right? seizures are gay =

Did you tell him that? Just tell him why you were absent, and if he still decides that's not a good excuse and gets rid of you then just tell the head of his department and get his ass in serious trouble. If the department won't listen to you then it's a real FML. Otherwise you're just a whiny fool.

No she can see the dean/principal

yea i knoww! but a lot of them are like that. but at least your professor didn't replace you...right? and he was probably thinking of replacing you with one of his "favorites." if ya know what i mean. sucksss

Lmfaoooooooo You're my new favorite commentor

Dude..... You can't talk while having a seizure. My bro has them.

As a professional musician with seizures, you can make it work with a little understanding from the people around you. I have been lucky enough to have never seized on stage during a performance, but I have "seizure plans" for each one I play. Don't be so close-minded about what the she can and cannot do. OutofLuck- It sucks, and I've been there. Does your school have an office of disability services? I'd see if you can get accommodations through them.

Have you ever tried to get an appointment with a medical specialist? Depending on how many doctors of that specialty are in your area, what kind of work you need done, and what condition you have, you may have to schedule appointments months out. Pretty sure the practice has the first say in the times available to make an appointment with them in the first place, regardless of what crazy kind of demand-side capitalist system you think they might operate (haha) on. Plus, did it occur to you she might be going to the neurologist in an attempt to gain control over her seizures? Quit trolling FML and, speaking of, get a new hobby.

spunky_butt and jmeg, I was being facetious on both counts. I'm sure people would be compassionate if the OP seized during a performance. They wouldn't be rushing the box office for their money back. Also, I know how the medical system in this country works. The patient is the bottom of the food chain, so everything is done for the convenience and profit of the insurance companies, the imaging clinics, the hospitals, the doctors, the nurses and the doctors' billing staff, in that order. "Lighten up, Frances. Maybe someday one of these men is going to save your life."

@15: Really? You are a douche. NEWS FLASH to everyone, epilepsy is not always a severe disorder. A person can have partial seizures, where they can be awake for part of the seizure, or simply "pass out" for a period of time. I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 13. In 10 years (I am 23 now) I have only had 7 seizures, all of which were minor. Not all of us have the grand mal, shaking on the floor type. DON'T BE IGNORANT. I sang in a choir from age 5 until age 22, and never did my epilepsy affect a performance. OP, your director suffers from severe asshole syndrome. Do you go to college in Iowa by chance? My asshole choir prof just moved there, and I could certainly see him telling a student this. If he dares trying to kick you out, take it to the dean. No prof can hold a medical absence against you.

thank you!!! i hate how people are all like oh my god seizures but sometime epilepsy is very mild i have very mild epilepsy which just basically entails me blanking out while im talking for about ten secounds