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Epilepsy patient becomes nurse at the same B.C. hospital unit that changed her life | Globalnews.ca

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Keri-Rose Tiessen was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2006 , but had only ever experienced minor “aura” seizures.

In 2017 , she experienced an aura then lost consciousness, collapsed, and fell head- first to the floor.

That episode led her to Vancouver General Hospital’s seizure investigation unit, where she had a seizure that stopped her heart from beating.

A follow-up determined Tiessen wasn’t a candidate for surgery, but the combination of the pacemaker and a change to her medication regime meant she could drive again, get back to her studies, and live a normal life.

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