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Lamine Yamal’s father broke down on Instagram Live, revealing his battle with epilepsy after being wrongly accused of drug use.
Mounir Nasraoui, father of FC Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, has fiercely shut down accusations of drug use.
In an emotional and raw Instagram Live, Yamal’s father revealed for the first time that he suffers from epilepsy.
Speaking directly to his 1.2 million followers, Nasraoui laid bare the toll the condition has taken on his life.
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“You must respect. If you don’t know me, don’t talk about me,” he began as reported by Marca.
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“I have epilepsy, I have to take five pills a day. Let’s see if I give you a pill like mine, let’s see how you are.”
He added, “I ask for respect because no one has disrespected you. Sometimes, I go down the street and I have been robbed many times. Because of my illness, people take advantage of me.”
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Defending his family and reputation
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The outburst came in response to growing online speculation that Nasraoui had been appearing in social media videos while under the influence of illegal substances — a rumour he firmly denied.
“Lamine Yamal is out there on the field fighting for his family, for his father, for his mother, for his brother, for his sister, for his grandmother,” Nasraoui said.
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“But for you to come to me saying ‘this one is on drugs’... I’m not going to tell you what you’re going to do. I’m not on drugs, I’m a father who has been suffering for many years.”
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The visibly shaken father ended with a pointed message: “What you must do is respect. He who is disrespectful will be disrespected as well. I don’t go around insulting anyone, I make jokes with myself.”
What exactly is Epilepsy?
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), epilepsy is a chronic noncommunicable disease of the brain that affects around 50 million people worldwide.
It is characterized by recurrent seizures, which are brief episodes of involuntary movement that may involve a part of the body (partial) or the entire body (generalized) and are sometimes accompanied by loss of consciousness and control of bowel or bladder function.
Seizure episodes are a result of excessive electrical discharges in a group of brain cells.
Different parts of the brain can be the site of such discharges. Seizures can vary from the briefest lapses of attention or muscle jerks to severe and prolonged convulsions.
Seizures can also vary in frequency, from less than one per year to several per day.
While epilepsy remains highly stigmatised in many communities, Nasraoui’s brave revelation could mark a turning point in how the public understands and discusses the condition.
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