Tri Harder: Michael Poole, triathlete living with epilepsy
If you haven’t heard of him already, Michael Poole is a 23 year old triathlete living with epilepsy who can claim 6 podium finishes and 2 wins during the 2014 season.
If you haven’t heard of him already, Michael Poole is a 23 year old triathlete living with epilepsy who can claim 6 podium finishes and 2 wins during the 2014 season.
There are so many things I could be doing with my life. People like me, who have severe seizures, aren’t able to live life as normally as we would like.
About 4 years ago I had to accept and learn how to live with seizures. I’m 29 years old and I experience a headache/migraine and a sense of déjà vu that will at times progress into a seizure.
It hit me that I was going to be getting the bus and the train everywhere when my friends would be driving places.
Jon Scheinman and his family are more loving and more energetic than any family I’ve met in a long time. They have kicked off a national effort called “Lemonade for Livy,” to raise funds which will go to the Epilepsy Foundation to support epilepsy research. How it all started Lemonade for Livy … Read More
I am pleased to introduce you to Living Well With Epilepsy’s new contributing writer, Emily-Sian Donoghue. You may remember her from a few of her personal stories.
Emily is a normal, optimistic, 21 year-old college student. The only thing holding her back is uncontrolled seizures. Now with the help of the RNS System she has a fighting chance at her dreams.
To the Editor: I was diagnosed with Epilepsy in May 2012. In December 2012 I had 2 seizures at home and my family called 911. They took me to the hospital because I had another when they were here to be monitored for three days. The hospital advised DMV and suspended my … Read More