My Continued Journey Toward Seizure Freedom
Mary Kate shares her personal experience with XCOPRI®: “I experienced fewer seizures. I went from having multiple seizures a day to having only a handful in a three-month period.”
Special Needs Parenting: When it’s okay to be a helicopter parent
Jennifer shares that sometimes being a helicopter parent is just being a good parent.
4 Common Epilepsy Side Effects and Tips on How to Deal with Them
Rachel on epilepsy side effects I thought I might cover a few specific epilepsy side effects that I have suffered and how I have learned to cope. I have to state here, this is how I have dealt with these side effects, and my solutions may not work for you. Also, some … Read More
3 tips for taking back your independence without a drivers license
Maureen shares practical tips on how to take back your independence when you don’t have a license.
4 Tips to help you track seizures
Jewel shares a few tips on how to keep track of your seizures. We hope this helps as you move through your own epilepsy journey.
Life with epilepsy in high school
Jordan is 16 years old and a junior in high school and she’s had epilepsy for the past 8 years. She shares bit of what it is like to live with epilepsy.
5 Tips for Starting a New Job with Epilepsy
A while back I started a new job as therapist. Having completed graduate school, I was so happy to be working in my field. Despite my excitement, my new job brought challenges. One of those challenges included management of my seizures. I developed new triggers and had to rework my daily routine … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Living with Tuberous Sclerosis
Rachel’s story My name is Rachel Skaug, formerly Rachel Kaalberg, and I had epileptic seizures as a child. My seizures started at four months old, which was in 1988, and lasted until I was 10 years old. I am from Madison, Wisconsin. Much of my testing happened at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, … Read More