[Faith-Talk] Personal Prayer Request

Sat Aug 8 19:23:14 UTC 2026

Hi Ericka,

Thanks for your prayers and support. I also have a VNS and it has helped immensely in managing my seizures. Because of the success of the VNS, I recently began a gradual (and so far) reduction in my meds. That's why the events of this week have been so surprising. Feel free to reach out off-list if you want to talk further about this. You can reply to this directly—replying all will go to the list and thus to a lot of people who probably don't know what we're talking about. :)
Chris Nusbaum

> On Aug 8, 2026, at 3:09 PM, Ericka via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Chris, thank you for sharing your story. I too have seizures. Well it’s great if you can get everything under control with medication I have to say that I appreciate the Vegas Nurse stimulator doing its job. I am on my third one and it has allowed me to take less medication plus being symptom-free for years. I also understand what you’re talking about when you describe the funny feeling in your legs and such. I have different kinds of seizures as they call them break their seizures when my battery needs to be replaced. I was going through that when I attended Blind Inc, and it was quite an interesting time to say the least.
> 
> My empathy and prayers go before you. Sounds like you have a very supportive family and doctor. Thank you for your update.
> 
> Ericka Nelson
> KE9DYN
> Proud general class him license owner
> 
>> On Aug 8, 2026, at 1:13 PM, Chris Nusbaum via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Friends,
>> 
>> Thank you all so much for your prayers! They are an encouragement in this discouraging time, and I believe they are being heard.
>> 
>> Since there have been so many people who have expressed prayer and concern, I wanted to write a quick update, then try not to overload the list with personal news. At this point I have good news and bad news. The good news is that, while the shaking events have continued to some extent, they feel easier to recover from. More importantly, I was able to attend Cassi's graduation and celebrate her as she had hoped. The bad news, though, is that I had a small seizure just as I was walking into the graduation. Long story short: My leg cramped as I was getting out of the car, I tried to "walk it off," got lightheaded, and fell. I thought I fainted; apparently it looked more like a seizure, and the rest of the day's events would seem to indicate that. Looking back, God with was me through everything—people who knew what to do, blessing me with a quick recovery so I could go in and do what I was called upon to do, and the support of so many (including all of you) who are covering me in prayer.
>> 
>> At this point we're making slight adjustments to medications, which I would describe as a "band-aid" until my doctor's appointment on the 19th. Lord willing, this will lead to something more permanent. By the way, to Judy and others who have mentioned "root causes," that's a great thought, and it's something my family and I have gone through over and over again in the past week. So far as we've been able to tell, nothing at the root cause level has changed from 2 weeks ago to today. That said, my doc is a big believer in root causes, so I'm sure she will make that a topic of conversation.
>> 
>> Thank you again for all your prayers!
>> 
>> Blessings,
>> Chris Nusbaum
>> 
>>>> On Aug 7, 2026, at 11:16 PM, Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Chris,
>>> 
>>> I am praying for you. I'm away from home on vacation in Wisconsin, and have not had constant access to email until now. May God's will be done and may He bless you and Kathy specially tomorrow.
>>> 
>>> Blessings,
>>> 
>>> Linda
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 6, 2026 9:23 PM, Chris Nusbaum via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi All,
>>>> 
>>>> Please excuse the somewhat personal nature of this note. Usually, I reserve posts on listservs to topics of public interest. But I think this particular prayer request is cause for as much prayer as possible, so I’m posting it here as long as the moderator will let me.
>>>> 
>>>> As several of you know, I have epilepsy, and (Praise the Lord) it has been under control for the past 3 years. In the last week, I have experienced daily episodes of some kind (I don't know whether to call them seizures) where my legs start shaking uncontrollably and I feel very unsteady, sometimes for up to an hour. I talked with my doctor today and we have a plan which will at least get me through until my appointment with her on August 19, so I'm praying that the changes she has made to my medication to make these seizures (or whatever they are) end.
>>>> 
>>>> On a similar note, I've been working with an intern from one of the NFB training centers. Her graduation is tomorrow, and both she and I have been excited about me coming to support her. I'm asking for prayers for Cassi as she begins college, and for my healing so that no seizures will happen tomorrow morning so I can go to her graduation.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks in advance for your prayers. I'll keep you posted.
>>>> 
>>>> Blessings,
>>>> Chris Nusbaum
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