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?
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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?
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.
After 38 years of secrecy, Alison is now shedding light on epilepsy by sharing information and being open about her condition.
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.
When warmer weather rolls around I begin to wonder does hot weather affect epilepsy? Well, turns out I wasn’t the only one wondering.
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
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.
Personally I’m grateful on so many levels that I’m not dating anymore. If I had to start again it would be bad. Mainly because I’m super awkward.