Epilepsy Blog Relay™: They Say You Can’t Skydive
Sometimes Epilepsy can limit the activities we can do. I prefer to challenge those limitations. On a recent skydive I pushed those limitations to the edge.
3 tips for taking back your independence without a drivers license
Maureen shares practical tips on how to take back your independence when you don’t have a license.
Traveling with Epilepsy: Finding Adventure in Slovenia
Sometimes, finding adventure means ignoring fears and jumping in with both feet. Going canyoning in Slovenia required just that!
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Postpartum care and epilepsy
Regardless of her epilepsy, Maureen always knew that pregnancy and labor were going to be challenging. Yet she was surprised to find that postpartum care was where she found the least support from medical professionals for her unique needs as a person with epilepsy.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: The story of the Mahenge Epilepsy Clinic
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! Mahenge Epilepsy Clinic It started in the late 1950’s when Dr. Louise Jilek-Aall discovered an unusually high number of outcasts from the Wapogoro tribe in the Mahenge Mountains, Tanzania. These outcasts … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Maureen’s experience taking the SATs
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from March 1 to March 31, 2018. Follow along! Over one million students take the SAT each year. This is my story of the SATs with epilepsy. Every American teenager dreads the SATs. We learn the test format, memorize test makers … Read More
Educate one girl and you can change a whole community
As my regular readers know, I have traveled to Tanzania over the past few years. On one of these trips in 2015, I met a lovely young lady named Eppy. Since we met, my family has sponsored her last two years of education.
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Maureen on exploring Hawaii with epilepsy
Exploring Hawaii, and the Kaumana Caves, reminded me how many new experiences can seem overwhelming yet are worth it in the end.