Minnesota HC Jerry Kill suffers another seizure

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Wow... that's really sad. :(


Hopefully his team can gut out a win for him. Only up 7-6 on Western Illinois in the 3rd quarter?
 
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WoodstockVol said:
Is He epileptic? I hope He recovers quickly He's a good person.
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He is indeed. I saw the update on ESPN.com, and it seems that he's ok and is back at home. I know that it not only has to rough for him, but his family, team, etc.
 
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He needs to resign. That's four in 3 yrs now at games. Its not fair to the players, school, his family or himself. I don't know if stress brings them on or what, but I imagine he's had more than just those 4 either at home or work.
 
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Why doesn't he have one of those trained dogs to accompany him everywhere... The ones that warn you a few minutes before a seizure? They can smell or sense it in humans somehow.
 
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bowlinggreenvol said:
He needs to resign. That's four in 3 yrs now at games. Its not fair to the players, school, his family or himself. I don't know if stress brings them on or what, but I imagine he's had more than just those 4 either at home or work.
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Sadly You are correct. If I were Him I would resign the stress of being a college football head coach can't be helping His epilepsy.:shakehead:
 
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I am not epileptic per se, but I do have a seizure disorder, one that is completely controlled by medication. I can absolutely guarantee you that stress is a major contributor to the onset of seizures. Short of combat duty, there aren't too many positions that impose a more chronic level of stress than a head coaching job at a major college football program. It would, indeed, be in Coach Kill's best interest to find a less stressful profession.

Having said that, it can be frightening for observers to witness a grand mal seizure but they rarely impose serious risk to the patient, other than a lacerated tongue. Seizures of that type will leave you physically and mentally exhausted, however. For lack of a better analogy, they are the equivalent of a massive thunderstorm in the brain, one that discharges excess electrical energy via convulsions.
 
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I don't know him personally, but I coached for a guy who coached under him. He said he's a really good guy.
 
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VolinMichigan said:
Seems like he needs to find a new profession for the sake of everyone involved.
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If I were in His family I would be worried that He'll possibly have a seizure on the sidelines that He wouldn't come out of and could possibly die. Sad case,Coach Kill loves College Football.
 
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WoodstockVol said:
If I were in His family I would be worried that He'll possibly have a seizure on the sidelines that He wouldn't come out of and could possibly die. Sad case,Coach Kill loves College Football.
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He won't die. I've had tons of experience with epilepsy. I worry about it everyday since my dad has it. Imagine every muscle in your body contracting for the seizure with your brain going haywire. Electromagnetic pulses going too far causes them. It can be caused by extreme stress, or certain light patterns.
 
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