Snowden (who really does, apparently, have epilepsy) helps an epileptic.

[MADem]

205. I beg your pardon? Your post is full of misstatements, to put it kindly.

Epileptics do NOT have a thirty year life span. That is a grossly false statement. Were it true, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court would be long dead, and Snowden would be on borrowed time.

I will assume that your post was not snark and you are merely uninformed about some aspects of epilepsy. I am offering you this link and I think you really NEED to read it. People whose epilepsy is well controlled with medication CAN expect to live a normal life span. Epilepsy occuring as a consequence of another disease, like, say, a cancerous tumor, fall into a less sanguine category. People who cannot control their seizure activity are at great risk, but these are rare instances. If you watched Sanjay Gupta's documentary about Ganja, he highlighted a young girl with this sort of condition, whose symptoms were relieved with cannabis oil from a specific type of MJ plant.

http://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/basics/faqs.htm

Can epilepsy be fatal?
Most people with epilepsy live a full life span. Nevertheless, the risk of premature death is increased for some, depending on several factors:
Sometimes epilepsy is a symptom of a more serious underlying condition such as a stroke or a tumor that carries an increased risk of death.
People with some types of epilepsy who continue to have major seizures can experience injuries during a seizure from falling or hurting their head that may occasionally be life-threatening.
Very prolonged seizures or seizures in rapid succession, a condition called status epilepticus, can also be life-threatening. Status epilepticus can sometimes occur when seizure medication use is stopped suddenly.
Rarely, people with epilepsy can experience sudden death (SUDEP). These events are not well understood, although they are suspected sometimes to be due to heart rhythm disturbances during a seizure. (Sudden death due to heart rhythm disturbances, also occurs in the general population.) The risk of sudden death is not increased for all types of epilepsy, but occurs more among people with major seizures—especially generalized tonic-clonic seizures—that are not well controlled.

No one on this thread who takes issue with Snowden's decision to flee the country with classified material has said a single negative word about Snowden's epilepsy. Virtually ALL of the snide insinuation and the "what you really mean" innuendo and disparagement is coming from his so-called "fan club."

I think you need to read up on epilepsy, because you seem to not have a good grasp as to the mechanics of the condition. You might also want to see if you can talk to your son's doctor, if he will allow it, to get a clear view of his prognosis. If you are being told he has three more years to live, something else is going on besides epilepsy.