Epilepsy Blog Relay: Chantal writes a letter to epilepsy
Chantal has been battling epilepsy for 19 years with the help of VNS. She shares a recent letter to her epilepsy.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: On life changing decisions and brain surgery
Karen on brain surgery for epilepsy: My life was going well, epilepsy didn’t stop me doing anything and I thought why take the chance?
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Epilepsy and Pesticides
You may have heard about the Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen. What I didn’t realize is the Environmental Working Group (EWG) updates this list each year. And that there may be a link between epilepsy and pesticides. Some of you know that I’ve been spending a little more energy focusing on … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: How the First Lady can influence disease stigma
As I began digging deeper into the history of disease stigma, I learned more about how the first lady has impacted stigma in a variety of disease states.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: On Recovery Days
I’m still struggling to deal with the concept that living with epilepsy means there are going need to be recovery days.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Epilepsy and Brain Training
Similar to nutrition and religion, I am not necessarily a model to follow when it comes to making great life choices. I mean, I’m getting better at the whole adulting thing for sure, but it’s taken me longer than I’d like to admit to get to this point. So bear that in … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: On Rescue Medications for Epilepsy
Rescue medications for seizures and epilepsy have been on my mind a bit recently. Not because I’ve had seizures but because there’s been a few changes in my life that put me more at risk for seizures.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: On Epilepsy and Stigma
Okay so I’ll be honest the topic of epilepsy and stigma is a bit of a bugaboo of mine. But I promise to spare you the soapbox today and make it interactive.