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
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Jenny LaBaw on Epilepsy and Fitness
As a fitness professional, I encourage other people living with epilepsy (and their families) to focus on their health. This means sleeping well, keeping stress low, eating healthy and keeping active. … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Staying strong no matter what
As a baseball player having so many seizures (over 40-50) and being put on all sorts of medication impacts performance. So staying strong mentally and physically is really important to me.… Read More
Megan’s Story: Have you heard of vertiginous epilepsy?
My name is Megan and I have a very rare type of epilepsy known as vertiginous epilepsy, or commonly known as epileptic vertigo. … Read More