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: On Epilepsy and Pregnancy
Pregnancy is hard but lots of women who have epilepsy have happy, healthy babies. Thankfully there’s a supportive group of moms to connect with who’ve been through it.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Shedding light on my epilepsy
After 38 years of secrecy, Alison is now shedding light on epilepsy by sharing information and being open about her condition.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: On Accepting Epilepsy
Accepting epilepsy as a part of my everyday life only happened when I felt the slightest bit of control and ownership over this new obstacle.
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Does hot weather affect epilepsy?
When warmer weather rolls around I begin to wonder does hot weather affect epilepsy? Well, turns out I wasn’t the only one wondering.
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.