Fatima Sana Sheikh opens about epilepsy, remembering a terrible mid-flight seizure episode and how it was impressed.
New Delhi: Actor Fatima Sanaa Sheikh has been open about her fight with epilepsy for a long time, with a neurological disorder, she was diagnosed during Dangal filming in 2016.
In a recent interview at The Humans of Bombay Show, the actor recalled an episode associated with several tour during his visit to the United States.
Sharing the details of the incident, Fatima revealed, “I was traveling through a flight to America and Dubai and I found a seizure on flight, then I was taken to the airport hospitals and you know they give you … an anti-ai-lady IV thing but still my tour would not stop and then I was taken to the hospital.”
She went to explain the toll on her body and mind. “Epilepsy’s Kya Hota Haa Na Ka Aapko Ek Strong Di Diya, Ek Some Chemical De Diya and I was different chemical agar voy flow nhi kreenge na mtlb, you need to do them and then you need to close the other and then you are so drunk.”
At that time, Fatima revealed that she was exposing two projects, Sam Bahadur and Dhak Dhak, this episode forced her to cancel a shoot. Recalling how difficult it was to face it, he said, “One of the people called me and I could shoot and I cried because I could not get out of bed, I was constantly out, my feelings were all over the place.”
Fatima said that her condition has been openly a source of treatment for her openly, and she hopes that her story can help others go through similar experiences. “This is my reality, Merco toh act
Emphasizing the importance of medicine and community support on time, he said, “I have taken my medicines on time, I am talking about it, I am learning through other people’s experiences, and I am very lucky and children, 4 to 5 years old children who get many seizures in a day, their lives are interrupted.”
See interview here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc5kfomfabk
First, During the month of epilepsy, actress He was taken to the story section of his Instagram and answered a question asked by one of his followers when he came to know about it. The actress wrote: “(i) was diagnosed when I was training for ‘Dangal’. I received an episode and woke up directly in the hospital … (i) refusing (for five years). And now, I have learned to hug it, and work around it.”
Now, the actor is using his platform to raise awareness about epilepsy and mental health, motivating others to seek help and speak.
