The ABC Radio Adelaide presenter says he was afraid to tell friends, girlfriends and colleagues about his diagnosis out of fear of being treated differently, in a video for Epilepsy Awareness Day.
abc.net.au/news/abc-presenter-jules-schiller-epilepsy-diagnosis/102136996ABC Radio Adelaide presenter Jules Schiller has revealed he hid his epilepsy diagnosis from friends and colleagues out of fear of being treated differently.
"I was confused, I was scared and it is difficult dealing with the fact that suddenly you have a trigger in your brain that could go off at any moment," he said. Schiller first revealed his condition on radio in April 2017 when he said he had to miss a radio sports show because he was being rushed to hospital.He said he didn't tell girlfriends about his epilepsy diagnosis because he was worried they would find him unattractive.
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