“Her face started to twitch, and it looked like she was having a stroke,” says Allan. I panicked and started shouting.”An ambulance was called, and the school staff took care of Allan and her daughter while they waited. That’s a really important message that I want to get across to people, because it really helped the neurology team to figure out what was happening,” she says. “Sleep is really important for people with epilepsy, because exhaustion can trigger seizures,” says Allan. Paddy McGeoghegan, the advocacy and communications manager at Epilepsy Ireland, says: “We know epilepsy can bring many worries and anxieties.

Source: Irish Examiner February 07, 2026 00:22 UTC