Fred Rowan

Singer, writer, comedian. Worked as a comedian songwriter since 1991. Has recently started writing for theatre as well. Death of a Comedian produced 2012.

[Brain Ablaze @BrainAblaze]

We often think about the word "normal". We did an episode of our #epilepsy podcast all about it 👇 #EpilepsyAwareness
https://t.co/boZs4rkxdt

[Fred Rowan @rowanvinski]

@BrainAblaze I've fallen on trams due to seizures. Not serious injuries - grazes on arms etc. But for a few years, I bit my tongue during seizures. Thankfully it stopped. I got surgeryfor it afterwards. That was the worst injury - waking up with a bloody face and excruciatingly sore tongue.

[Brain Ablaze @BrainAblaze]

A very Happy Birthday to the host of our podcast, David Clifford @DCClifford! Thanks you sharing your 27-year journey with medically resistant #epilepsy and uncontrolled seizures.

You can learn more about him by listening to this episode:
https://t.co/QQrpODuQXR

[Fred Rowan @rowanvinski]

@BrainAblaze With "Late onset", it turned my life upside down. Still getting over it.

[Brain Ablaze @BrainAblaze]

It’s hard to apologize for an event over which one has no control. Let’s normalize the fact that the person having the seizure is the one most affected, even if they weren't "present" for the event. #EpilepsyAwareness

[Brain Ablaze @BrainAblaze]

There's never sick leave when one is dealing with a chronic illness, like #Epilepsy. It is a 24/7, 365-day job you can't quit which requires constant vigilance. #YouAreNotAlone #EpilepsyAwareness

[James Hogg @JamesAHogg2]

I'm my third and final post in tribute to the great Stanley Unwin, I give you what is basically magic mushrooms for the ears! 

Professor Unwin meets the voice of Bill and Ben, Peter Hawkins, in a feature for the TV show, Points of View.

Greetings and welcode. Deep joy.

[Gabriele Corno @Gabriele_Corno]

This woman found this imposing American Bison as an orphan, which she raised and then adapted to life in the wild, forming a deep and lasting bond over time.

[Epilepsy Society @epilepsysociety]

Epilepsy myth-buster: not all seizures involve jerking or shaking movements. Some people seem vacant, wander around or are confused during a seizure.

Learn more about epileptic seizures here 👉 https://t.co/shtyXil6Z9

#epilepsy

[DAVE (NSFBW) @N_S_F_B_W]

#EpilepsyLivesMatter 💜💜💜💜

[Marissa Parmer @RissEKUParmer]

I just wish they didn’t use the term “caregiver” when a family member. But I do believe this true, pending their given situation. 💜 #EpilepsyAwareness

[Fred Rowan @rowanvinski]

Split Enz - Maybe https://t.co/b8xerSaT0W via @YouTube

[Jenny Difficult-Frecklington-Jones 🇵🇸🍉🇮🇷 @JonesHowDareYou]

Wilcox. #auspol #BallotPaper

[Brain Ablaze @BrainAblaze]

On this day in 1873, the German psychiatrist who recorded the first human Electroencephalogram (EEG), Hans Berger, was born. Despite early skepticism from his peers, his innovation with EEG became the gold standard for understanding seizure activity today. #EpilepsyAwareness

https://t.co/KQkGLM8rW4

[Jenny Difficult-Frecklington-Jones 🇵🇸🍉🇮🇷 @JonesHowDareYou]

Wilcox. #auspol #Promises

[Brain Ablaze @BrainAblaze]

On this day in 1980 and the eve of Joy Division’s first American tour, the world lost a visionary talent. Ian Curtis’s death was a tragic confluence of #depression, #epilepsy, and the relentless physical toll of uncontrolled seizures. #EpilepsyAwareness

[Fred Rowan @rowanvinski]

@BrainAblaze I have diabetes type 2. And I avoid lots of carbs and sugar. So, despite all the medication, I'm skinny. Not sure if it's good. Still exercise which is good.

[Fred Rowan @rowanvinski]

@BrainAblaze Yes. It's a hum. Feel it in my chest. I had my first seizure in about 11 months yesterday. Partial. Relatively gentle. Bounced back quite fast, but still feeling blue. I was really good with medication as well. My wife said I was flustered the night before.

[Fred Rowan @rowanvinski]

@BrainAblaze It's just great to read your acknowledgement of this. That's enough!