This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! Brodi’s Story Epilepsy should be a four-letter word, or so I thought. I have lived with epilepsy since I was three years old, and while my episodes have certainly frustrated and … Read More
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! Rich’s Story Symptoms of having Epilepsy were evident but not confirmed by a medical practitioner since 2002. Due to lack of epilepsy information I lived with it until the episodes exceeded. … Read More
In the early days I sometimes came across the statistic that up to one third of individuals with autism will also eventually be diagnosed with epilepsy. I never dismissed it, but I never dwelled on it, either – until it became a reality for us.
A passion for creativity was something I hoped to pass on to Colleen. From a child to adult, I have always had a love for drawing, music, paint…anything in which I could create something of my own.
Drake Abramson was thirteen when he was diagnosed with epilepsy. Ever since, he has made it his mission and his passion to bring about substantive change in the world for people with epilepsy. For instance, he created his own nonprofit, ThinkBrave, to fund scholarships for students with health challenges within his community.
Here’s to the caregivers for people with epilepsy! Here’s to those who live with us, take us to the hospital, and love us any which way they can. And here’s to that selfless love. It gets us through all that life has thrown at us.
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from March 1 to March 31, 2018. Follow along! Jade’s Story I was diagnosed with Epilepsy 30 years ago at the age of eight. The word burden was not part of my vocabulary all those years ago when this journey … Read More
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from March 1 to March 31, 2018. Follow along! Before you become a parent, you are continuously told “it goes by so fast”, “cherish every moment”, “Before you know it, your children will be out of the house”, and so … Read More