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Author Archives: Elaine Reeves

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8 Nov 2022

Epilepsy Blog Relay: How stigma from epilepsy can lead to feelings of suicide

by Elaine Reeves | 0

People with epilepsy experience the impact of stigma everyday. In many cases this can lead to a sense of vulnerability and despair. Elaine shares how she deals with those feelings.

mental health, Stigma, suicidal ideation, suicide
13 Nov 2019

Epilepsy Blog Relay: When does faith healing become medical neglect?

by Elaine Reeves | 0

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™. Follow along all month! Elaine on Faith Healing Faith healing and demon possession are not medical terms but they are used to describe religious belief systems that give the believers in the system a sense of security when they experience uncertainty about a family member who … Read More

faith healing
21 Mar 2019

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Former Christian Fundamentalist on Epilepsy and the Bible

by Elaine Reeves | 0

Elaine, a former Christian Fundamentalist, looks at epilepsy and the bible. She reminds us that throughout history epilepsy has been viewed by Western religious institutions as caused by demon possession.

27 Jun 2018

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Elaine uses poetry to cope with adversity and a life with TLE

by Elaine Reeves | 0

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! Elaine’s Story I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age four. At that time, early 1960s, one of the few medications available for epilepsy was phenobarbital. Concerned about negative side effects for … Read More

complex partial, poetry, temporal lobe epilepsy, TLE
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