By Mary Petrides
Published: Thursday, February 24, 2011
When Ashley Baumann, now a junior, was 8 or 9 years old, her mother asked her to shut her father's office door. Baumann didn't respond.She didn't hear. It was her first experience with epilepsy, which has plagued her throughout her life — that is, until this September. Baumann took last semester off for brain surgery, but this semester, she's back on campus and hitting the books.
Baumann said she used to have seizures every three weeks or so, "in a clump," but they became more frequent in college because of stress. Her seizures were minor, usually lasting 30 to 45 seconds.
"I feel like I'm plunged into darkness and fear," she said. "I can't hear or see."
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