# @embracingecho on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIFCZhaBQ8t
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61852994-embracingecho-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/619c78d95c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-04-05T20:44:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jaime Simpson (@embracingecho) — https://gondola.cc/embracingecho

## Caption

this video shows the loss of bladder control during an epileptic seizure which makes it the most vulnerable and embarrassing post I’ve made

that being said,

 a lot of people ask what I do when I’m home alone 

don’t get me wrong, it is terrifying to have a medical emergency by yourself 

- but I have Echo

Echo is taught to use an ipuppee call button for dogs. It calls my family and lets them watch, speak to me, record what is happening, and call an ambulance if needed - Edit: YOU CAN NOW USE CODE “EMBRACE” TO GET A DISCOUNT ON THIS BUTTON

Echo alerts me and brings a bag that contains the necessary medicine to prevent/stop medical episodes. 

If I’m too unresponsive to stop or prevent a medical event, he presses the button

he barks for help when people are around but sometimes no one is there

This is why we rely so heavily on medical devices like home cameras, buttons for dogs, and of course service animals

These tools are reason I have any independence 

I cut about 30 minutes out of this video. I was dizzy, weak, seeing hues of yellow in my vision, and overall couldn’t control much as I was going into and coming out of this seizure

In hindsight and looking back on footage, I think Echo was alerting me way before I noticed

He gave me the medication to prevent the seizure, I just couldn’t take it

this is the first video we actually captured how the button keeps me safe 

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## Stats

- **Views:** 262,398
- **Likes:** 30,597
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- **Comments:** 389

## Tags

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