The Hmong often see seizures as evidence that an epileptic can see things that others cannot, and that they can more easily enter trances to journey to the spirit world.
While the Hmong acknowledge epilepsy as a serious and potentially dangerous disease, they also believe it confers on the sufferer a certain mark of distinction. Qaug dab peg can also be translated as epilepsy. They recognized the symptoms as qaug dab peg, "the spirit catches you and you fall down," with the spirit considered to be a soul-snatching dab. Her parents assumed the noise of the door had caused her soul to flee. In response, Lia's eyes rolled up, her arms jerked over her head, and she fainted. When Lia Lee was about three months old, her older sister Yer slammed the front door. Chapter 3: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
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