Why I speak up about living with epilepsy | Sitawa Wafula

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Zahi Zilberman ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
I have a confession.
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื•ื•ื™ื“ื•ื™
00:16
I have been in an affair
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ืื ื™ ืžื ื”ืœืช ืจื•ืžืŸ
00:19
since I was 17 years old.
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ืžื’ื™ืœ 17
00:22
I wish I could talk about butterflies in my stomach
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉืžื—ื” ืœื• ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืขืœ ืคืจืคืจื™ื ื‘ื‘ื˜ืŸ
00:26
or maps I drew on the ground
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ืื• ืขืœ ืžืคื•ืช ืฉืฆื™ื™ืจืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืจื™ืฆืคื”
00:29
when I think about this affair,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืขืœ ื”ืจื•ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื”
00:31
but I cannot.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื”
00:33
I wish I could talk about sweet words spoken
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉืžื—ื” ืœื• ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืขืœ ืžื—ืžืื•ืช
00:37
or gifts that I received
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ืื• ืžืชื ื•ืช ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™
00:39
from this affair,
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ืžื”ืจื•ืžืŸ ืฉื ื™ื”ืœืชื™
00:41
but I cannot.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื”
00:43
All I can tell you about is the aftermath,
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ื›ืœ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœืกืคืจ, ื”ืŸ ื”ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช
00:47
about days I spent constantly asking:
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ืขืœ ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘:
00:51
Why, why, why me?
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ืœืžื”, ืœืžื” ื“ื•ื•ืงื ืื ื™?
00:57
I remember how it all began.
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืื™ืš ื”ื›ืœ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ
01:00
I was in my final year of high school,
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
01:02
and my class had just won in sports,
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ื”ื›ื™ืชื” ืฉืœื™ ื ื™ืฆื—ื” ื‘ืกืคื•ืจื˜
01:06
so we were singing and dancing and hugging each other.
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ืœื›ืŸ ืคืฆื—ื ื• ื‘ืฉื™ืจื”, ืจื™ืงื•ื“ื™ื ื•ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืงื™ื.
01:10
I went and took a shower.
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ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืงืœื—,
01:12
Then I went for dinner.
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ื•ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื ืชื™ ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ื”ืขืจื‘.
01:15
And when I sat down to eat,
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืื›ื•ืœ,
01:17
my teeth started chattering,
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ื”ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื ืงื•ืฉ,
01:19
and so I couldn't put the spoon in my mouth.
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ื•ืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืก ืืช ื”ื›ืคื™ืช ืœืคื”.
01:22
I rushed to the nurse's office,
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ืžื™ื”ืจืชื™ ืœื—ื“ืจ ื”ืื—ื•ืช,
01:25
and because I couldn't talk, I just pointed at my mouth.
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ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ, ืื– ื”ืฆื‘ืขืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืคื”.
01:28
She didn't know what was happening,
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื”ื‘ื™ื ื” ืžื” ืงื•ืจื”,
01:30
so she told me to lie down,
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ืื– ืืžืจื” ืœื™ ืœืฉื›ื‘,
01:32
and it worked --
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ื•ื–ื” ืขื‘ื“ -
01:34
after a few minutes, the chattering stopped.
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ืœืื—ืจ ืžืกืคืจ ื“ืงื•ืช, ื”ื ืงื™ืฉื•ืช ืคืกืงื•.
01:36
I was about to dash out, and she told me --
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืกืคืงืชื™ ืœื”ืกืชืœืง, ืืžืจื” ืœื™ -
01:41
no, she insisted -- that I go up to the dormitories to sleep.
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื”ืชืขืงืฉื” - ืฉืืขืœื” ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ื—ื“ืจื™.
01:46
Here I was in my final year of high school,
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ื”ื ื” ืื ื™ - ื‘ืฉื ืชื™ ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ื ื™ื™ื,
01:49
just a few months from doing my end of high school exams
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ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืกืคื•ืจื™ื ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืกื™ื•ื
01:53
and a few days from doing a set of exams we call here in Kenya "mocks,"
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ื•ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื ื•ืช ื”"ืžื•ืง" [Mock],
01:58
which are somehow meant to gauge how prepared one is for the final exams.
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ืฉื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ืืช ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ืžื•ื›ื ื•ืช ืœื‘ื—ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืกื™ื•ื
02:04
There is no way I was going to sleep
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ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืฉืืœืš ืœื™ืฉื•ืŸ
02:06
and let a set of exams mock me.
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ื•ืืชืŸ ืœื‘ื—ื™ื ื•ืช ืœืœืขื•ื’ ืœื™
02:09
I went to class, sat down,
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ื ื›ื ืกืชื™ ืœื›ื™ืชื”, ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™,
02:12
took my Kenyan history notes,
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ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืืช ืžื—ื‘ืจืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”
02:14
and there I was, down Kenyan coastal town,
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ื•ืฉื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™, ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื”ื—ื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ืงื ื™ื”,
02:18
with the great Mekatilili wa Menza,
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ื‘ื™ื—ื“ ืขื "ืžืงื˜ื™ืœื™ืœื™ ื•ื•ื” ืžื ื–ื”"
02:20
the Giriama woman who led her people against British colonial rule.
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ืžื ืฉื•ืช ื”ื’ื™ืจื™ืืžื”, ืฉื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืืช ืื ืฉื™ื” ื›ื ื’ื“ ื”ืฉืœื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ืงื•ืœื•ื ื™ืืœื™ ื”ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™
02:27
Then, without any notice,
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ื•ืื–, ืœืœื ื›ืœ ื”ืชืจืื” ืžืจืืฉ
02:30
my left hand started jerking,
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ื™ื“ ืฉืžืืœ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื—ืœื” ืœืคืจื›ืก,
02:34
and it was as if I was marking imaginary papers.
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฆื™ื™ืจื” ืขืœ ื“ืคื™ื ื“ืžื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื
02:37
In and out it went,
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ื–ื–ื” ืงื“ื™ืžื” ื•ืื—ื•ืจื”
02:40
and with every stroke, one by one,
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ื•ืขื ื›ืœ ืžืฉื™ื›ืช ืงื•ืœืžื•ืก, ืื—ื“ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืฉื ื™,
02:44
my classmates stopped concentrating on their reading
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ื—ื‘ืจื™ ืœื›ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืกื™ืงื• ืœื”ืชืจื›ื– ื‘ืงืจื™ืื”,
02:47
and started looking at me.
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ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ืืช ื‘ื”ื• ื‘ื™
02:50
And I tried really hard to stop it,
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ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืžืžืฉ ื—ื–ืง ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง,
02:53
but I couldn't,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™
02:54
because it had a life of its own.
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ืœื™ื“ื™ ื”ื™ื” ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืžืฉืœื”.
02:58
And then, when it was sure everybody was looking at us,
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ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื›ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ื‘ื ื•,
03:02
in its final show and official introduction,
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ื›ื”ื“ืจืŸ ื‘ื”ื•ืคืขื” ื•ืœื”ื›ืจื•ืช ืจืฉืžื™ืช,
03:06
I had my first full-blown seizure,
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ื”ืชืงืฃ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
03:09
which was the beginning of what has been a 15-year-long affair.
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ื‘ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื•ื•ื” ืืช ื”ืชื—ืœืช ื”ืจื•ืžืŸ ื‘ืŸ ื”-15 ืฉื ื” ืฉืœื™.
03:17
Seizures are the trademark characteristic for most types of epilepsy,
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ื”ื”ืชืงืคื™ื ื”ื ืกื™ืžืŸ ื”ื”ื™ื›ืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืจื•ื‘ ืกื•ื’ื™ ื”ืืคื™ืœืคืกื™ื”,
03:23
and every first-ever seizure needs to be assessed by a doctor
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืชืงืฃ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื‘ื“ืง ืข"ื™ ืจื•ืคื
03:28
to determine if one has epilepsy
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ืœื•ื•ื“ื ื›ื™ ืื›ืŸ ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืืคื™ืœืคืกื™ื”
03:30
or if it's a symptom of something else.
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ืื• ืฉืžื ื–ื” ืกื™ืžืคื˜ื•ื ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ.
03:33
In my case, it was confirmed that I had epilepsy.
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ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืฉืœื™ ืื‘ืœ, ื”ืจื•ืคื ืื™ืฉืจ ื›ื™ ื–ื•ื”ื™ ืืคื™ืœืคืกื™ื”.
03:38
I spent a large chunk of my time in hospital and at home,
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ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ืจื•ื‘ ื–ืžื ื™ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื ืื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
03:43
and only went back to do my final exams.
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ื•ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืจืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื‘ื—ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ื’ืžืจ.
03:47
I had seizures in between papers,
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ืคื™ืจื›ืกืชื™ ื‘ืžืขื‘ืจื™ ื“ืคื™ื,
03:51
but managed to get good enough grades
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ื ืžืกืคื™ืง ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื
03:53
to be admitted for an actuarial science degree
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืงื‘ืœ ืœืชื•ืืจ ืืงื˜ื•ืจืื™ (ืฉืžืื•ืช)
03:56
at the University of Nairobi.
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ื‘ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ื ื™ื™ืจื•ื‘ื™.
03:58
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
04:04
Unfortunately, I had to drop out in my second year.
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ืœืฆืขืจื™, ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื” ื ืฉืจืชื™ ืžืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™.
04:09
I didn't have good enough coping skills
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืžืกืคื™ืง
04:11
and a support community around me.
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืชืžื™ื›ื”.
04:14
I was lucky enough to get a job,
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ืœืžื–ืœื™, ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
04:17
but I was fired from that job when I had a seizure in the workplace.
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ืื‘ืœ ืคื•ื˜ืจืชื™ ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื”ืชืงืฃ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
04:22
So I found myself in a space
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ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืžืฆืืชื™ ืขืฆืžื™ ืœื›ื•ื“ื”
04:26
where I was constantly asking myself
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ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ื• ืื ื™ ืฉื•ืืœืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ
04:30
why this had to happen to me.
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ืœืžื” ื–ื” ืงืจื” ื“ื•ื•ืงื ืœื™.
04:33
I lived in denial for a long time,
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ื—ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื”ื›ื—ืฉื” ื‘ืžืฉืš ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘,
04:37
and the denial was maybe because of the things that had happened,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœื”ื›ื—ื™ืฉ, ื›ื ืจืื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืงืจื•,
04:44
dropping out of school and being fired from my job.
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ื ืฉื™ืจื” ืžื”ืชื•ืืจ, ื•ืคื™ื˜ื•ืจื™ืŸ ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
04:47
Or maybe it was because of the things I had heard about epilepsy
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ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ื‘ืœืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืฉืžืขืชื™ ืขืœ ืืคื™ืœืคืกื™ื”
04:51
and about people living with epilepsy:
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ื•ืขืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ืœื• ื‘ื”:
04:54
that they would never live on their own;
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ืฉื”ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืœื‘ื“,
04:56
that they would never travel on their own
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ืฉื”ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื˜ื™ื™ืœ ืœืขื•ืœื ื‘ื’ืคื,
04:58
or even get work;
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืœืœื›ืช ืœืขื‘ื•ื“;
05:01
that they were outcasts,
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ืฉื”ื ืžื ื•ื“ื™ื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช,
05:03
with a spirit in them that they needed to be delivered from.
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ื•ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื’ืจืฉ ืืช ื”ืฉื“ ืฉืื•ื—ื– ื‘ื”ื.
05:08
And so the more I thought about these things,
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ืื– ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ืจื”ืจืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื,
05:12
the more my seizures became,
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ื›ืš ื’ื‘ืจื• ื”ื”ืชืงืคื™ื ืฉืœื™,
05:15
and I spent days with my legs locked,
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ื•ื”ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืœืžื™ื ืขื ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ื ืขื•ืœื•ืช,
05:18
my speech became blurred
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ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื”ืคืš ืœืœื ื‘ืจื•ืจ
05:22
and on days on end, this is how I'd be.
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ื•ืœื™ืžื™ื, ื›ืš ื”ืชื ื”ืœืชื™.
05:26
Two or three days after a seizure,
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ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืื• ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืœืื—ืจ ืคื™ืจื›ื•ืก,
05:28
my head and my hand would still be twitching.
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ื”ืจืืฉ ื•ื”ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืจื•ืขื“ื™ื.
05:34
I felt lost,
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืื•ื‘ื“ืช ืขืฆื•ืช,
05:36
like I'd lost everything,
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ื”ื›ืœ,
05:39
and sometimes,
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ื•ืœืขื™ืชื™ื,
05:42
even the will to live.
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ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช.
05:53
(Sigh)
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(ืื ื—ื”)
06:00
I had so much frustration in me.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืชื•ืกื›ืœืช,
06:03
And so I started writing,
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ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘.
06:05
because the people around me didn't have answers
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœืื ืฉื™ื ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช
06:08
to the questions that I had.
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ืœืฉืืœื•ืช ืฉื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™
06:10
And so I wrote my fears
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืืช ืคื—ื“ื™
06:13
and my doubts.
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ื•ืืช ื—ืฉืฉื•ืชื™
06:15
I wrote about my good days and my bad days and my really ugly days,
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ื”ืจืขื™ื, ื•ื”ืžืžืฉ ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื,
06:20
and I shared them on a blog.
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ื•ืฉื™ืชืคืชื™ ืื•ืชื ื‘ื‘ืœื•ื’.
06:22
And before long,
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ื•ืœืื—ืจ ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ
06:25
I began to be seen and heard by people who had epilepsy
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ื—ื•ืœื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ื”ื—ืœื• ืœืงืจื•ื ื•ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ื“ื‘ืจื™
06:28
and their families,
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ื•ื›ืš ื’ื ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืชื™ื”ื,
06:30
and even those who did not have the diagnosis.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื—ื•ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœืคืกื™ื”ืฅ
06:33
And I moved from that girl who constantly asked why me
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ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืžื”ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉืฉื•ืืœืช ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืžื” ืื ื™
06:37
to one who not only self-advocates,
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ืœืื—ืช ืฉืœื ืจืง ืžืขืฆื™ืžื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื”,
06:40
but does it for those who are yet to find their voices.
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ืืœื ืชื•ืžื›ืช ื‘ืืœื• ืฉืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืžืฆืื• ืืช ืงื•ืœื.
06:47
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
06:54
My seizures are greatly reduced, from two to three times a day,
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ื›ืžื•ืช ื”ื”ืชืงืคื™ื ื™ืจื“ื”, ืžืคืขืžื™ื™ื-ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื‘ื™ื•ื,
06:58
to sometimes two to three times in one year.
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืื• ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื‘ืฉื ื”.
07:02
I went on --
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ --
07:03
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
07:09
I went on to employ five people,
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืขืกื™ืง ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืื ืฉื™ื,
07:11
when I began what was Kenya's first
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ื›ืฉื”ืงืžืชื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ืงื ื™ื”,
07:14
free mental health and epilepsy support line.
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ืงื• ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืจืคื•ืื™ ื ืคืฉื™ ื—ื™ื ืžื™ ืœื—ื•ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœืคืกื™ื”
07:17
And I travel --
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ื•ื ืกืขืชื™ --
07:19
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
07:21
And I travel to speak about my affair,
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ื•ื ืกืขืชื™ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืœืฉืชืฃ ื‘ืจื•ืžืŸ ืฉืœื™,
07:25
all these things that I had been told
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ืื•ืชื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื ืืžืจื• ืœื™ ืœืคื ื™
07:28
people like me living with epilepsy could never be able to do.
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™ ืขื ืืคื™ืœืคืกื™ื” ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืœืขื•ืœื.
07:33
Every year, a population as big as 80 percent of Nairobi
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ืžื“ื™ ืฉื ื”, ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืฉืงื•ืœ ืœ-80% ืžืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ืช ื ื™ื™ืจื•ื‘ื™
07:38
gets diagnosed with epilepsy
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ืžืื•ื‘ื—ื ืช ื‘ืžื—ืœืช ื”ืืคื™ืœืคืกื™ื”
07:41
across the globe.
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื›ื•ืœื•
07:43
And they, like me,
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ื•ื”ื, ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
07:44
go through the emotions of stigma and exclusion.
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ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื” ื•ื”ื“ืจื”.
07:50
And so I have made it my life journey
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™, ืœื”ืงื“ื™ืฉ ืืช ื—ื™ื™
07:53
to keep these conversations going,
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ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื•ืœืงื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื—
07:56
and I keep confessing about my affair
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ื•ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื•ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™
07:59
so that those people who do not have the diagnosis
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื ืื•ื‘ื—ื ื• ื‘ืืคื™ืœืคืกื™ื”
08:03
might know and might have a constant reminder
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ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื•ืœืฉืžืฉ ื›ืชื–ื›ื•ืจืช
08:07
that it is alright to engage with people like us,
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ืฉืืคืฉืจ ื•ืจืฆื•ื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื•,
08:10
that as long as they pull down the walls of stigma and exclusion,
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ื•ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืจื™ื“ื• ืืช ืžื—ืกื•ืžื™ ื”ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื” ื•ื”ื”ื“ืจื”,
08:15
that we, just like them,
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ืฉืื ื•, ื›ืžื•ืชื,
08:18
can be able to take anything life throws at us.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืžื” ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฆื•ืคื™ื ืœื ื•.
08:21
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”
08:23
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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