Rachel’s Story: The fight for her dreams while facing epilepsy
Despite facing over 20 seizures a day, Rachel shares her story of her journey to have the life she dreamed as a personal trainer.… Read More
Kathryn’s Story: Motherhood and Epilepsy
Kathryn shares her experience with motherhood and epilepsy. She teaches her first child seizure first aid and her second how to cope with his own epilepsy.… Read More
Tamu’s Journey with Myoclonic and Tonic Clonic Epilepsy
Tamu was diagnosed with epilepsy at 14. She experienced myoclonic seizures for a several years prior to this diagnosis, and had her first tonic clonic seizure in the summer of 2014… Read More
Danielle on living with epilepsy and cerebral palsy
I’m Danielle and I wanted to share a little about my experience living with epilepsy and cerebral palsy as well as some info on epilepsy and CP.… Read More
Sheri’s Story: Learning to Live All Over with Refractory Epilepsy
Sheri was diagnosed with refractory epilepsy in her late 20’s. She keeps a positive attitude, but transportation can be difficult.… Read More
Is it a seizure or a dream?
You know that dream where you realize you are naked or nearly naked in a public place… the one where you are barefoot walking down a long hallway in a large hotel with no idea why you are there? Here’s the thing, it happened to me and it was a seizure.… Read More
Life after an epilepsy diagnosis: Rafaela reminds us, we can be happy
Rafaela has shared her story to show that is possible to have an amazing life after an epilepsy diagnosis.… Read More
A Lifetime with epilepsy and a little help from VNS Therapy
Betty Gail’s Story My journey with epilepsy began at the very young age of 6 months old. I contracted meningitis, and needed brain surgery to remove fluid that had built up on my brain. Then at about the age of nine, the seizures started. My doctors always assumed that they came from … Read More