Epilepsy Blog Relay: Epilepsy Stigma in Teens and Adults
We’ve taken a close look at epilepsy stigma and wanted to share the similarities and differences in how teens and adults respond to epilepsy stigma in real life
Epilepsy Blog Relay: New epilepsy diagnosis after seven years
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!
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Help from an epilepsy support group
Early on, Soo’s family would not use the word epilepsy in their home. Now, she is an advocate and makes the most of her local epilepsy support group.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Choosing hope despite brain tumor related epilepsy
Amber shares her story of brain surgery and brain tumor related epilepsy. She shares her struggle to find hope and create a life despite her challenges.
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.