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Newly Diagnosed

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laura
8 Jun 2022

Epilepsy Blog Relay: New epilepsy diagnosis after seven years

by Guest Contributor |

After seven years of struggling to get a proper epilepsy diagnosis, Laura found a neurologist who would listen. She’s now a year seizure free!

2 Jun 2021

Emily’s Perspective: Newly diagnosed with epilepsy or epileptic seizures?

by Emily Lawrence (Nee Donoghue) |

Are you new to Epilepsy? Have you had a recent diagnosis of epileptic seizures in your family? Maybe I can help ease the anxiety with this column.

9 Nov 2020

Finding real support in the online epilepsy community

by Hayley Jacobs |

Hayley has shared her experience with online epilepsy support communities to help those who are newly diagnosed with epilepsy.ย 

epilepsy support
7 Dec 2019

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Reasons for Working with Your Epilepsy Specialist

by Jessica K. Smith |

Regardless of who youโ€™re working with to manage your epilepsy, open and honest communication with your healthcare team is a priority.

8 Jul 2019

Brain Tumor and Epilepsy: Life after surgery on a benign brain tumor

by Emily Lawrence (Nee Donoghue) |

Lisa’s Story It was December 2007 and I had been suffering with awful, constant headaches for the past 2 years and had been going back and forth to the doctors who unfortunately just gave me migraine tablets. I thought maybe I needed an eye test so as a last hope I booked … Read More

Brain tumor and epilepsy
1 Jun 2019

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Diagnosed with epilepsy as an adult

by Emily Lawrence (Nee Donoghue) |

Emily shares some insight to living with Epilepsy as an adult including how to handle work, transportation, stigma and anxiety.

ADA, anxiety, epilepsy in adults, newly diagnosed
14 Mar 2019

Epilepsy Blog Relay: A way through a diagnosis of epilepsy

by Guest Contributor |

My first grand-mal seizure landed me in the hospital and really opened my eyes. When I received a diagnosis of epilepsy, I was just 23.

epilepsy diagnosis, epilepsy mom
7 Nov 2018

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Jewel takes on the realities of living with epilepsy

by Guest Contributor |

Like many people diagnosed later in life, Jewel had little knowledge of what Epilepsy was, and what life would be like living with it.

new diagnosis, newly diagnosed
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Epilepsy News

Drug 'doubles children's autism risk' if pregnant mothers take it
August 14, 2022 - By Martyn Halle Stephen Adams for The Mail on Sunday
Drug 'doubles children's autism risk' if pregnant mothers take it
Parent of child with rare form of epilepsy distressed over N.S. ER closures
August 13, 2022 - Atlantic
Parent of child with rare form of epilepsy distressed over N.S. ER closures
'My six-year-old son lives with tumours, epilepsy and autism. Here's how he's helping other kids.'
August 13, 2022 - Tracey Cheung
'My six-year-old son lives with tumours, epilepsy and autism. Here's how he's helping other kids.'
LHSC Epilepsy Monitoring Unit latest to be impacted by health-care worker shortage
August 12, 2022 - Sawyer Bogdan
LHSC Epilepsy Monitoring Unit latest to be impacted by health-care worker shortage
This new AI could help cure epilepsy. Here's how
August 12, 2022 - Jordan Strickler
This new AI could help cure epilepsy. Here's how

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