hi uclafan........ thats terrible..... not only did you have to deal with the epilepsy itself, but that rejection and abuse from your family....... it's not your fault, its theirs. they're the ones with a problem.

my dad was emotionally abusive throughout my childhood....... i doubt he even had any idea. he said things in anger, or that he meant as a "joke" that are still with me. one of his favorites was "no one's ever gonna want to marry you - who'd put up with you?" i'm almost 34 now and nope, never married. who'd want me? so i can't really give advice, b/c i'm still not over it, but...... i feel your pain and i'm sorry you had to go through that. btw, i didn't cry when my dad died either. buckets for my mom, brother, aunts, but zip for dad, even though i loved him.

((((((((ucla))))))))