Rachel’s Story: The fight for her dreams while facing epilepsy
Despite facing over 20 seizures a day, Rachel shares her story of her journey to have the life she dreamed as a personal trainer.… Read More
Kathryn’s Story: Motherhood and Epilepsy
Kathryn shares her experience with motherhood and epilepsy. She teaches her first child seizure first aid and her second how to cope with his own epilepsy.… Read More
Tamu’s Journey with Myoclonic and Tonic Clonic Epilepsy
Tamu was diagnosed with epilepsy at 14. She experienced myoclonic seizures for a several years prior to this diagnosis, and had her first tonic clonic seizure in the summer of 2014… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Finding a New Doctor while Living with Epilepsy
It was back to the drawing board for me. I was left wondering if I could get lucky twice when it came to choosing a new doctor while living with epilepsy.… Read More
Clair and daughter Riley give tips on epilepsy first aid
Five yr. old Riley has an amazing understanding of epilepsy and epilepsy first aid. Don’t miss this video where Riley explains epilepsy first aid. Claire has shared her top 5 tips for explaining epilepsy with kids.… Read More
5 tips for dealing with an epilepsy diagnosis
Many of us will face a devastating diagnosis and some will even face life with a chronic illness, like Epilepsy. Here are a few tips to help.… Read More
On explaining epilepsy to peers
Being an individual living with epilepsy, the one question I get a lot is, “What is epilepsy?” The scientific definition is a chronic neurologic disorder with many possible causes including illness, brain damage, or abnormal brain development.… Read More
Emily’s Perspective: Newly diagnosed with epilepsy or epileptic seizures?
Are you new to Epilepsy? Have you had a recent diagnosis of epileptic seizures in your family? Maybe I can help ease the anxiety with this column.… Read More