Gina’s Story: Navigating Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) from childhood to adulthood
Gina was born with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). As a child, the doctors tried everything, but her seizures got worse. Now as an adult she’s thriving!… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Finding a New Doctor while Living with Epilepsy
It was back to the drawing board for me. I was left wondering if I could get lucky twice when it came to choosing a new doctor while living with epilepsy.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: The temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) experience
Nancy remembers how her temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) seizures always began with a feeling of deja vu and a sensation of falling.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Elaine uses poetry to cope with adversity and a life with TLE
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! Elaine’s Story I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age four. At that time, early 1960s, one of the few medications available for epilepsy was phenobarbital. Concerned about negative side effects for … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Déjà Vu and temporal lobe epilepsy in real life
At 29, I began to experience mysterious episodes of déjà vu followed by nausea and exhaustion. It took doctors 5 yrs and a tonic clonic seizure to diagnose these episodes as epilepsy.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Alison is shedding a little light on epilepsy
Here’s to the caregivers for people with epilepsy! Here’s to those who live with us, take us to the hospital, and love us any which way they can. And here’s to that selfless love. It gets us through all that life has thrown at us.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Whitney shares her journey with TLE
From Whitney: It’s time I share my story, my journey with TLE, and join the fight to raise awareness. I want to help others who are too afraid to speak up. … Read More