Epilepsy Blog Relay: On life changing decisions and brain surgery
Karen on brain surgery for epilepsy: My life was going well, epilepsy didn’t stop me doing anything and I thought why take the chance?… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Epilepsy and Pesticides
You may have heard about the Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen. What I didn’t realize is the Environmental Working Group (EWG) updates this list each year. And that there may be a link between epilepsy and pesticides. Some of you know that I’ve been spending a little more energy focusing on … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: How the First Lady can influence disease stigma
As I began digging deeper into the history of disease stigma, I learned more about how the first lady has impacted stigma in a variety of disease states.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: On Recovery Days
I’m still struggling to deal with the concept that living with epilepsy means there are going need to be recovery days.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: On Rescue Medications for Epilepsy
Rescue medications for seizures and epilepsy have been on my mind a bit recently. Not because I’ve had seizures but because there’s been a few changes in my life that put me more at risk for seizures.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: On Epilepsy and Stigma
Okay so I’ll be honest the topic of epilepsy and stigma is a bit of a bugaboo of mine. But I promise to spare you the soapbox today and make it interactive.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: On the importance of questioning side effects
I now know I need to question all the potential side effects a medication causes, even the rare ones.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Racing Toward Seizure Freedom
Former TV news anchor and marathon runner Sarah Carlson shares about her journey with epilepsy as she races toward seizure freedom.… Read More