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.
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.
Bryan had his first seizure at 16. He didn’t expect to “live well with epilepsy,” in fact, he hoped to live well in denial.
Kathryn shares her experience with motherhood and epilepsy. She teaches her first child seizure first aid and her second how to cope with his own epilepsy.
Abby gets honest about her own epilepsy and pregnancy. She wants women to know what to expect when they head into pregnancy with epilepsy.
Five yr. old Riley has an amazing understanding of epilepsy and epilepsy first aid. Don’t miss this video where Riley explains epilepsy first aid. Claire has shared her top 5 tips for explaining epilepsy with kids.
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.
According to Randi, “When our daughter first had a seizure it was subtle, quick, and questionable.” Today, she shares a story of hard to recognize seizures.
A little bit of hope has returned and grows every week, every month, like a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel as I continue parenting with epilepsy.