What my body was doing, and then i remembered nothing. Kelly was just 10 years old when she experienced something she had never felt before. We heard a sudden thump, wasnt sure what it was, and i went down the hall, and kelly had collapsed on the floor. Kelly was rushed to the hospital, where doctors did some tests. The diagnosis was epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological condition that causes someone to have seizures. Seizures can be described best as an electrical storm in the brain. For some people, an epileptic seizure means experiencing symptoms like shaking or convulsions. Other symptoms might include staring or feeling confused. The sense of hearing or smell can also be affected. In the beginning, i had decided not to tell my friends that i had epilepsy because they may think, oh, youre different. Oh, thats not good. Like, shes weird, or something along those lines, but later on, i finally told my best friend when i couldnt handle it anymore. I had to tell somebody. And so i went over to my best friends house, and i just said, i have epilepsy, and she asked what it was, and i explained it, and she said, well, youre still you, and just kept on doing what we were doing and talking. The experience inspired kelly to write a book. Its about a young girl who, like herself, has epilepsy. Well, when i started writing my book, i wrote it for different reasons, but my main reason was that i couldnt tell anybody that i had epilepsy, and the only way that i could tell somebody is if i wrote it down. But now kelly realizes her book can do a lot of good. I want to get it out there more is because it lets people know about what epilepsy is, and that its not something to be afraid of. Kelly does more than just write about epilepsy. She makes jewelry and donates the money she earns to research. And she volunteers at the local Epilepsy Foundation. It gives her an opportunity to learn more about her condition, and it gives her a chance to help others. To assist someone who might be having an epileptic seizure, the Epilepsy Foundation of new jersey offers this advice. We like to tell people to remember what to do by use of an acronym, and the acronym is trust trust. T is turn the person on their side. You turn them on their side so their so their tongue will fall to the side, and then it will help them breathe easier. And r is remove all objects. Remove the persons glasses if they have glasses on. U is use something soft under the persons head. S is stay calm and stay with the person. And t is time the seizure. For somebody with epilepsy, the seizure is a medical emergency if its over five minutes. Also, if its someones firsttime seizure, its a medical emergency no matter what. The good news is, with proper treatment, epilepsy can be managed. Kids and teens with epilepsy are just like any other kids. They can swim, they can rockclimb, they can play ice hockey. In some situations, there might be restrictions, but theyre just like any other kid in class. Well ive gradually been able to control all my seizures, and ive been doing so well that ive actually been reducing my medication. Some teens actually outgrow epilepsy. Kelly is hopeful she might be one of them. Car crashes are the numberone killers of teens. Thats why the National RoadSafety Foundation wanyou to keep your hands on the wheel, your eyes on the road, and your mind on driving. [ School Bell Rings ] all right, guys so guess what . The dance is this saturday. Are you going . Yes. Lets all go together. Oh, that sounds awesome [ engine turns over ] okay, so you know the theme tonight. What happened . Is all school spirit. Everything spirit so red, black. Rachel. Hey, rache [ heart painting ] oh, yeah, face paint rachel, youll get face paint. [ echoing ] rachel. [ echoing ] rachel. [ echoing ] rachel. [ heart beating ] stay with us. Theres a lot more coming up on teen kids news. Well be right back. This report is brought to you by a grant from the Connecticut Tobacco Health trust fund. [ pop ] whether in sports or things like school projects, when people talk about someone being a quitter, its usually a bad thing. But emily tells us how being a quitter can also be a good thing. When you think about the damage smoking can do to you from cancer to Heart Disease its Little Wonder that most teens who smoke want to quit. In fact, 85 have thought of quitting. And more than half of teen smokers 55 have actually tried to quit. But quitting is hard because you can become addicted to smoking. So what should teens do if they want to kick the butts . Well, the best thing to do is to set a quit date, and then you should decide why you want to quit and write those reasons down so you can look at them while youre quitting. And make sure to throw away all of your cigarettes, lighters, and ashtrays, and try to hang out with your nonsmoking friends. If youre over 18 years old, you can also try whats called nicotine replacement therapy. Nicotine replacement therapy is a type of medicine, and it comes in two forms. It comes in a form that is a gum that you can chew or a patch, which is like a sticker you put on your body. What it does is it slowly delivers nicotine to your body, and nicotine is a component that is present in cigarettes, and its the part that goes to your brain and actually causes you to become addicted to cigarettes. So when people stop smoking, their brain misses the nicotine, and they feel really bad. Dr. Camenga explained that this feeling bad is called withdrawal. Its caused by your body wanting, or craving, the nicotine you used to get from cigarettes or other tobacco products, and that makes it hard to stop. So what nicotine replacement therapy does, it helps your brain feel better while youre quitting smoking by making it possible for you not to feel so many cravings and those withdrawal symptoms. But its important to know that the government has only approved nicotine replacement therapy for those 18 and older. So if youre a teen tobacco user cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and you want help quitting, if youre interested in quitting, speak to your doctor first and work with your doctor to figure out an approach to help you approach possibly use of medications safely. If you want more information, you can call 1800quitnow. They even have a special program just for teens. Students at one of the top law schools in the country are going to the dogs. At Yale Universitys library, instead of checking out a book, you can check out a dog. It seems that spending 30 minutes with a dog helps students relieve stress. Know which state is called the crossroads of america . Well steer you in the right direction in flag facts. There are 50 of them, and each one has a story. Heres this weeks flag facts. Indiana was originally part of what early settlers called indian territory. In fact, indiana means land of the indians. In 1816, indiana was granted statehood, but it took 100 years before indiana finally adopted its First Official state flag. Its a design meant to refer to enlightenment. It has a torch surrounded by stars. The enlightenment was an 18th century philosophy that stressed the importance of reason. So the flaming torch represents liberty of both the mind and the body. The golden beams radiating from the torch symbolize indianas farreaching ideals. And there are 19 stars since indiana was the 19th state. The stars in the outer circle represent the original 13 states. The stars in the inner circle represent the next five states that joined the union before indiana. Finally theres the 19th star right above the torch. That one proudly stands for indiana. Not on the flag is the states motto crossroads of america. And its true. When it comes to major highways, more of them meet in indiana than anywhere else. With flag facts, im veronique. Buckle your seat belt. Weve got an expert who can help guide us on the road to safe dating. Diyu tells us more. Lisa jander believes that dating is a lot like driving. Thats why shes known as the teen dating mechanic. Hi. Hi what effect does social media have on dating . Oh, social media has a big effect on dating, and it didnt used to, because 30 years ago, we didnt have that. But now when you have social media, its a great way to connect with people, and im sure youve met a lot of friends that you never normally would meet without social media. The thing thats important about dating, though, is once you are actually on a date, you have to be really careful to not rely on the social media and the technology to maintain that relationship. Its really important to put that cellphone down and really focus on the person that youre sitting in front of and make eye contact, respect them, have conversation. Social media doesnt really promote that, so make sure once you start dating that you really invest in that relationship. Good point. As always, thanks, lisa. Thank you. If you want to hear more tips from the teen dating mechanic, check out our website. Its time for word. [ applause ] one definition is real. The others are fake. See if you can find the real one. Hydrology. For starters, its a noun. Does it mean. . Or is it. . Or how about. . [ bell rings ] hydrology is the study of the waters of the earth as in, her courses in hydrology at college made her an expert in evaporation. Heres a verb evince. What does it mean . Maybe its. Or perhaps evince means. Or just possibly evince means. [ bell rings ] give up . Evince means to make very clear. I intend to evince the meaning of evince. [ slide whistle ] how about bogus . It it. . Or is it. . Or is it. . [ bell rings ] you got it right if you picked phony, as in, there are a lot of bogus definitions in that word game on kids news. [ whistle blows ] [ honk ] thats word. A clothing chain got into hot water with a tshirt. The trendy store featured a shirt emblazoned with the words allergic to algebra. That antischool message drew a big protest, so the company ditched the shirts. I guess the formula is x times protest equals no sale. Coming up, ill take you to the city that gave birth to the beatles. Although this rock band broke up long before any of us were born, we all know their music. In fact, just about every performer today from one direction to katy perry has been influenced in some way by them. They were four musicians that started what was known in the 1960s as the british invasion. They were the beatles. Nicole tells us more. [ rule, britannia plays ] on the coast of england is the city of liverpool. This is what liverpool looked like almost 500 years ago. Well, liverpool started off as a great port, really. So, its built its reputation on cargos being imported and exported. Were also a great exporter of people, so many people leaving europe left liverpool on the way to the united states. In fact, liverpool was the home port of the most famous and tragic ocean liner of all time ttitanic. Although its disastrous voyage actually began from the english port of southampton. About three decades after the titansank in 1912, liverpool had its own share of tragedy. Its had bad times, really. I mean, we were bombed to oblivion during the second world war. During what was called the battle of britain, the germans tried to bomb the british into surrendering. And because liverpool was an important seaport, it was a prime target. After the war, liverpool rebuilt, but it faced tough economic times. It lacked the glamour of london or the historic quaintness of towns like york. But liverpool had one thing that no other city in england had for that matter, no other city in the rest of the world had. Liverpools claim to fame was being the birthplace of. [ record scratches ] the beatles. Yes. All four members of the legendary rock band came from Liverpool Paul mccartney, george harrison, ringo starr, and john lennon. This ordinarylooking house was where lennon grew up. Abandoned by his parents when he was a young boy, lennon was raised by his aunt. Now, seven days a week, tourists visit. For the real diehard fans if they could theyd come eight days a week. And if youve got a ticket to ride, you can take a tour bus to another mustsee spot just a couple of blocks away. These are the gates to what used to be a home for orphans. It was called strawberry field. So as a young child, john would come around and play with kids, and late in life as a teenager, it was basically johns hideaway. Him and his mates would come around, hide in the trees. But it was just a place that meant a lot to john as a young child because he never lived with his parents, and he felt an affinity with the children who obviously never lived with their parents. Even when he became an international superstar, lennon never forgot the orphans he used to play with. And because it was a Salvation Army childrens home, so he used to do a lot of things to raise money for the charity. Today visitors come together from here, there, and everywhere. Ive got people on the tour today from india, brazil, argentina, wales, london literally all over the world. Some from california on board today, as well. Yeah, we came all the way from india, and one of the things which we decided, even before we left india, was to come to liverpool and see all these Historic Sites of the fab four the penny lane, the strawberry fields, the cavern, and then, of course, visit the museum. What do you think of the beatles . I just think theyre amazing. Well, they changed music. For some reason, its become a tradition for visitors to write a message on the gates. I couldnt resist. When we return, well visit a place that puts the mania into beatlemania. Teen kids news will be right back. It wont be long. Music i want some more. Whats he doing . Please sir, i want some more. More . He has asked for. Thank you. Well he did say please. Yes he did. And thank you. Please and thank you. Pass it on. crowd of children thank you. Were in liverpool, hometown of the beatles. Its also home to the beatles story an exciting journey through the life and times of the fab four. In fact, you could call it a magical history tour. [ crowd cheering ] hard to believe that the beatles broke up long before many of our parents were born. Theyre still a phenomenon really in terms of sales, in terms of popularity. The popularity just grows and grows. And while you might think that most of the visitors would be grayhaired grandparents not true. A lot of them are teenagers. A lot of teenagers from the states, but its a matter of record all over the world. So pick a place lets say china. Back in the 60s, it was their cultural revolution chairman mao they didnt listen to the beatles. And yet now, its really one of the ways in which Chinese Youth learn the english language, and the english language is learned all over the world through songs like Yellow Submarine and norwegian wood. Martin took me for a tour, pointing out some of the exhibits hes most proud of. I do have in there George Harrisons very first guitar, which you could probably buy for Something Like 600,000 if you wanted to buy it from me. Originally, it cost the princely sum of about £7. £7 english is about 11. Talk about a steal. We also have john lennons glasses, we have original clothing from the beatles. We have probably the biggest single collection of merchandise, because part of the phenomenon of the beatles and the beatles invasion in 1964 of america was lunch pails and tshirts and little dolls of the beatles. So weve got a great collection of those. But we also create environments, environments that differ from the cartoonlike space of the Yellow Submarine to the white room with the very famous white piano of imagine days. A major milestone in beatles history is when they flew to america in 1964 and played on the ed sullivan show. An earlier milestone took place in the cavern club thats where the beatles were discovered by brian epstein. Hed become their manager and help get them their first recording contract. They even have a replica of where they recorded their music at the abbey road studios. Well, 50 years on, the music lasts. Just like mozart, the beatles are forever. Theyre a classic. So people enjoy the music. You start the music, people start singing along and tapping, irrespective the age. I think its amazing cause its got a very nice beat to it, and its just its just so different. And we still see current bands, whether thats katy perry singing yesterday or dolly parton singing one of their the good old songs from the beatles, flaming lips i could keep going on and on, and its still as popular as ever. Perhaps the best of all tributes comes from george harrison. He said, the beatles will go on and on. For teen kids news, im nicole. That wraps up our show, but well be back soon with more teen kids news. Thanks for joining us, and have a great week. Write to us at. Heres a shoutout to pr newswire for including teen kids news on their big screen in times square, new york city. [voiceover] jack hannas animal adventures brought to you by seaworld and busch gardens. For more than 40 years, working to preserve the world we share. [jack] say hello to poko and his friends, african chimps who have the same traits as some of us humans. They groom, they relax, they play and theyre orphans. lively music