Epilepsy Blog Relay: Diagnosed with epilepsy as an adult
Emily shares some insight to living with Epilepsy as an adult including how to handle work, transportation, stigma and anxiety.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Michael takes a positive approach to an epilepsy diagnosis
After years of mental and physical trauma from seizures, Michael discovered what he wanted to acomplish as a person, and as someone diagnosed with epilepsy.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Jewel takes on the realities of living with epilepsy
Like many people diagnosed later in life, Jewel had little knowledge of what Epilepsy was, and what life would be like living with it.… Read More
LIVINGWELLCHAT on CBD, Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy: June 30 at 7pm ET
On 6/30 at 7pm ET, we will host our next #LIVINGWELLCHAT. We will hear from the community on what the new marijuana-based epilepsy drug could mean for families affected by LGS and Dravet Syndrome.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Creative Solutions to Seizure Triggers
Many people have asked me what my seizure triggers are. So, I thought I would tell you both my triggers and what tools I use to combat them. … Read More
Chlo’s Story: Newly diagnosed with absence seizures
The Beginning I was in the car with my mum driving to school like I usually do. I felt fine and I didn’t know anything would happen. In school, I had Science after break. I went into class and I remember feeling dizzy and weird; then I can’t remember anything else. All … Read More
Every two minutes: A new case of epilepsy is diagnosed
The Epilepsy Foundation shows on their site that there are 200,000 cases of epilepsy diagnosed each year (it appears they are referring to the US only). To put this number into perspective, it occured to me that this really amounts to a new case diagnosed every two minutes. Other Two Minute FactsEvery two … Read More