When Fatima Sana Shaikh Had Seizures On The Flight, "Couldn't Get Out Of Bed And Cried..."

 

Fatima Sana Shaikh, who will next be seen in Metro... In Dino has opened up about her battle with epilepsy. The actress recalled one particularly terrifying episode where she suffered multiple seizures during a flight. 

Fatima Sana Shaikh, in a conversation with Human of Bombay, revealed, "I had a major episode when I had multiple seizures. I was travelling to the USA, and it was via a Dubai flight. I had seizures on the flight. Then I was taken to the airport hospitals, I was given the medication but then also my seizures weren't stopping, then they gave me a very high dose."

She was forced to cancel the shoot of two of her films. 

Fatima Sana Shaikh shared, "I was on different chemicals. I was working on two different films then, and I had to cancel shoots. I couldn't get out of bed and cried when someone called for a shoot. My emotions were all over the place. I was like, ‘This is my reality now'. At that time, I accepted that this is my disease, and people also should know about it, as it will help others.”

The 38-year-old also sympathised with kids whose daily life gets "hampered" due to the ailment. She even expressed compassion for the underprivileged children, claiming that they sometimes do not receive the required medication.
Fatima Sana Shaikh said, "There are kids who've multiple seizures in a day. Their lives are hampered and it's heartbreaking. They don't get perks that fall under the special needs category in education. I also understood much later."

She added, "Imagine the ones who are underprivileged. They've no access to education and even to medicines. There's a lot of stigma attached to it. I've some following, so I can say that if I can use that in some way, then that's completely okay.”