Thank you, @Soupe du jour. I will admit I didn’t really like him much, but my feelings towards him are still complicated even now he’s gone. I’m sorry to hear you lost your mum, too.
Yes, the mental and physical health/symptom connection can be very complex. Perhaps the seizures are separate but exacerbate bipolar symptoms at times, or if they happen to coincide with episodes? Again, I’m just speculating, I’m not an expert by any stretch of the imagination