'We had never heard of it': Mother calls for more awareness after son (24) dies following Sudep epilepsy seizure
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'We had never heard of it': Mother calls for more awareness after son (24) dies following Sudep epilepsy seizure
""grief has become who we are and settled in our bones""
"Lucy Owens, from Tullyallen, Co Louth, said her 24-year-old son Luke had a normal day in January and was preparing for bed when he suffered a "catastrophic seizure" that led to his heart stopping."
Lucy Owens of Tullyallen, County Louth is the mother of 24-year-old Luke. Luke had a normal day in January and was preparing for bed when he suffered a catastrophic epilepsy seizure. The seizure caused his heart to stop and resulted in his death. The family describes profound and abiding grief, summarized by the words "grief has become who we are and settled in our bones". The event represents a sudden, fatal seizure in a young adult who had shown no immediate warning signs earlier that day, leaving close relatives to cope with acute bereavement.
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