In contrast to how Western medicine approaches this affliction, the Hmong believe quag dab peg brings a person distinction, as seizures often deem people “fit for divine office.” Indeed, many Hmongs with epilepsy often become txiv neebs, or shamanistic healers-a very well-respected position in Hmong culture. In English-and medical-terms, this is called epilepsy. Foua and Nao Kao immediately suspected what happened: the loud sound so frightened their daughter that her soul fled her body, a phenomenon known to them as quag dab peg, meaning the spirit catches you and you fall down. Three months after her healthy birth, Lia went into a seizure after her older sister Yer loudly slammed the apartment door.
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