Jenny’s Story: I’m not afraid anymore
I’ve had epilepsy since I was 14 (now 31) and about 6 years ago I began to suffer from post-ictal psychosis.
I’ve had epilepsy since I was 14 (now 31) and about 6 years ago I began to suffer from post-ictal psychosis.
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I feel as though I am not alone anymore. What I struggle with is, in a way, normal. My brain doesn’t always function correctly and it causes seizures, but I am not alone, and I am not helpless.
I heard from my college roommate the other day with a story of witnessing a woman having a seizure in New York City and what the experience was like.
Side effects from seizures and medication sometimes leave me feeling lost. I must get creative to be successful in my everyday life.
Rosalind W. Picard, Sc.D. recalls, “I’ll never forget the first time I saw the [Embrace Watch] data.” While I set out to build a wristband to measure stress in daily life, I realized that we’d built a wristband that could detect generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
Whether it’s hiking in Spain or a sleepover at a friend’s house, having Epilepsy presents challenges to overcome.