Stephanie’s Story: Beating the Seizures
One smart doctor chose to put me on divalproex, otherwise known as valproate, because he saw me have large kinetic (jerking) movement, or seizures.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Eradicating the Stigma Surrounding Epilepsy
Epilepsy is one of the most common conditions affecting the brain yet there is still a stigma associated with epilepsy. Could sharing personal stories create a tipping point to change the dynamic?… Read More
Jenny’s Story: I’m not afraid anymore
I’ve had epilepsy since I was 14 (now 31) and about 6 years ago I began to suffer from post-ictal psychosis. … Read More
Rachel’s Story: I am not alone anymore
I feel as though I am not alone anymore. What I struggle with is, in a way, normal. My brain doesn’t always function correctly and it causes seizures, but I am not alone, and I am not helpless. … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: One artist’s view of the world
As an artist who also has epilepsy my paintings are more than art to me. They are a unique record of my memory and experience.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™:Brandy and My Epilepsy Story
Brandy shares her personal Epilepsy Story and her thoughts on why women deserve to have epilepsy health issues addressed head on.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Photo Book Gives a Lindsay a Voice
I created a hardcover photo book to enable Lindsay to “share her story” with others who didn’t know her or our family.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: The Embrace Watch Story
Rosalind W. Picard, Sc.D. recalls, “I’ll never forget the first time I saw the [Embrace Watch] data.” While I set out to build a wristband to measure stress in daily life, I realized that we’d built a wristband that could detect generalized tonic-clonic seizures.… Read More