Self-care tips to try in 2018
Self-care for 2018: Dealing with change is hard, no matter what your condition, but this past year it seemed to really take its toll on me mentally and physically. Here are a few tips that got me through it all.
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Coping with the holidays
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from November 1 through November 30, 2016. Follow along! Emily’s Perspective It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! Christmas and wintertime are my favourite time of year, and for so many others too, but this festive season can be … Read More
Emily’s Story: Absence Seizures – Part 1
I sat in class, as my friends and I chatted about how we would love to be police officers. A police officer stood at the front of the room chatting about not talking to strangers. “Do you know why you shouldn’t talk to strangers?” the officer asked. My hand shot up, I … Read More
Seizure jokes aren’t funny
I just watched Beyoncé strut her stuff during the SuperBowl Halftime Show. The show was full of so many strobes that the Twitterverse was a-buzz with snarky comments about seizures. I now have a headache after watching the show. But I have to say the headache is more from the comments on Twitter … Read More
An Epilepsy Story: Living with TLE
Morgan Morgan’s StoryWhen I was 15 months old, I had my first seizure. I had been sick and running a very high fever. According to my mom and my dad, I had a febrile seizure that lasted for 90 minutes. Three months later, I was hospitalized again due to another seizure. Originally, … Read More