Miami rapper and former corrections officer, Rick Ross, fell ill today in a series of events that are very unusual. While on a private plane from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Memphis, Tennessee in America, for a concert, Ross had a seizure and fell unconscious. The plane was diverted, sent back to Ft. Lauderdale, where paramedics feverishly worked to revive him. He was transported to a Florida hospital and released shortly after.

Ross then boarded another aircraft en route to Tennessee for his show and experienced a second seizure, which led to that plane being diverted as well, this time to Birmingham, Alabama. He was transported to another hospital, where he currently rests. His condition is currently unknown. Considering many seizure patients bite their tongues, as a matter of practicality, he should not have been rushing to do the concert so soon.

Epilepsy is not something to play with. Ross needs to be on agreeable anti-epileptic medication immediately. I state agreeable, as I have seen patients on pharmaceutical drugs such as Lamictal do well, while others on Tegretol see their white blood cell count decimated. It must be monitored. 

Ross must consistently take anti-seizure medication, as missed dosages can facilitate what is known as a "grand mal" seizure, which can turn deadly. Many people with epilepsy lead normal and productive lives, but they must take their medicine to control the electrical activity in the brain creating the seizures. There's no shame in taking the medicine.

Ambulance called to the airport for Rick Ross

Over the past few years, doctors have made strides in seizure surgeries, using various techniques to limit or eliminate them altogether. However, as with all surgery, there exists inherent risks that may prove more dangerous than it is worth, to address the issue in a method other than medication.