RNZ reprots his son, Luke, has severe epilepsy. It's not something Schmidt often talks about but he's conscious that increasing the awareness of epilepsy can be a positive step toward normalising it, as much as it can be normalised.
"Luke's condition began from a tumour that was discovered when he was five and he had the surgery to remove it pretty soon after the discovery. He's had a number of surgeries since and medication is used to control the seizures as best they can be controlled, but they don't stop the seizures from happening.
