Who Is Mr. Kevin Bolden!

Author Describes His Main Character, "Mr. Kevin Bolden" In Poetry

 

Kevin Bolden's Statement

"I Have Epilepsy, But Epilepsy Does Not Have Me!"

 

Kevin Bolden is a family man and loving people was his way of life. He could not understand why this was not clear. Here is a man that expressed his love to everyone; that is to everyone who was willing to come near.

 

You see here is a Man who has a condition, one that he would not allow to change his life. He was determined to give and give all he had, for he had to take care of his children and his wife.

 

Epilepsy was the condition that Mr. Bolden was facing, but he had overcome the embarrassment that it can sometime bring. Now if only others could do the same, he would not have to find a "pink slip" under his name.

 

He thought, "Why should I always lose my job and the opportunity to educate myself? The reason why I was granted the position was because they knew I was the best, they could not find anyone else!"

 

He thought for a second and that is all it took, he looked up into the mirror and guess who he could see? He saw the hard-working Kevin Bolden, but his employer saw, "The Man with Epilepsy!" That is the answer; yes that's exactly what it is. He had come to this realization but doing this brought on the tears!

 

Why was he crying? Why was he surprised? All Mr. Bolden actually saw was their "lack of education!" Yes, this was all his family and him were truly facing. But these are adults and he can do the work, so really this was not an excuse. But that is all that was needed, yes that is what they used to cut him loose.

 

With a family to feed and a life to live, Kevin Bolden felt there was no more he could give. With this in mind, he had no choice; that is until he heard his Father's Voice.

 He said, "Forgive them my child, for they know not what they do." He remembered hearing this statement before but it was not at work, it was at church. Quickly, he looked into the mirror again and now he saw "The God" he had within.

 

With this in mind, Mr. Bolden realized what he had to do to make life the way it should be. But why did this happen at this point in time and he said, "Why did it have to happen to me?"

 

But Mr. Bolden now had "The Village" to give him support. Yes, they were there for him because they could see! This is when Mr. Bolden stated to the world, "I have epilepsy, but epilepsy does not have me!"

 

"Words From The Heart"

 

  Lowell G.Evans

 

 

EPILEPSY STROLL AT MT. TRASHMORE VA. BEACH

GREAT TURNOUT AT MT. TRASHMORE FOR EPILEPSY

Today, Nov.4th was a little chilly but the atmosphere became much more comfortable with the families dealing with epilepsy coming together as one. This was the annual "Epilepsy Stroll" for Va.Beach.

President of the Epilepsy Foundation, Ms Linda Bright and Regional Director Ms Patty Hood conducted the program. There were people speaking to the group gathered about their children's success in dealing with epilepsy over the years. Also there was information given as to where to go to become part of a "support group" which is the key to people having epilepsy. They have to realize that they "are not alone".

Ms Bright informed the people attending of Mr. Lowell G.Evans of Va. Beach. Lowell is a person who decided to reach out and help others who have epilepsy by writing his novel titled, "The Village". In the novel he has created a character named "Kevin Bolden" to represent epilepsy. Lowell was then given the opportunity to give his contact information for people who wanted to order the novel and learn more about why he wrote the book. The response was great! He also informed them of his desire to have a movie made from the novel.

The stroll around Mt. Trashmore gave individuals the opportunity to meet one another and talk about the challenges they had with the condition as well as the success. It was a "great event:!