Betty Gail’s Story My journey with epilepsy began at the very young age of 6 months old. I contracted meningitis, and needed brain surgery to remove fluid that had built up on my brain. Then at about the age of nine, the seizures started. My doctors always assumed that they came from … Read More
Abby gets honest about her own epilepsy and pregnancy. She wants women to know what to expect when they head into pregnancy with epilepsy.
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.”
Jennifer shares that sometimes being a helicopter parent is just being a good parent.
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
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.
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
I’ve always been good at (somewhat) ignoring the struggle. I guess I’ve made a habit of fake it til you make it to get by with epilepsy. This article covers the difference between how we feel and how we look.
