# Young newlywed who married husband days before Halloween loses him to epileptic seizure two weeks later

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/young-newlywed-who-married-husband-days-before-halloween-loses-him-to-epileptic-seizure-two-weeks-later/
- Published: 2026-11-07T01:46:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T02:03:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16271655/Young-newlywed-married-husband-Halloween-seizure.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Joe Hernandez died 18 days after his wedding.
- He had lived with epilepsy for eight years.
- His death has not been confirmed as SUDEP.

## Summary

Arizona newlywed Sadie Ferreri’s husband, Joe Hernandez, died on 4 November, 18 days after their wedding. Hernandez, 25, had lived with epilepsy for eight years; his death has left Ferreri and their families grieving and has drawn attention to the risk of sudden death associated with epilepsy.

A fundraiser says Hernandez had a seizure on the morning of his death but went to work as usual, then took a nap after his wife collected him. Ferreri later found him unresponsive, and relatives believe he had another seizure. His cause of death has not been officially confirmed as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP); the CDC estimates about one in every 1,000 US adults with epilepsy dies from SUDEP each year. A fundraiser had raised nearly $9,000 towards a $15,000 goal by Friday evening.

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