Knee tendinitis, ankles that sprain easily … most marathon runners are nagged by a particular body part that is prone to injury. My nag is my head. I have epilepsy that, for whatever reason, tends to be provoked by running. I’ll be in the middle of a run, cruising along, feeling great, and – bam! – suddenly have a seizure. Bummer when you’re trying to set a personal record.… Read More
Jessica Keenan Smith, Founder and Managing Editor of Living Well With Epilepsy, a online resource for people living with epilepsy, has been selected to judge the 2014 Web Health Awards. This will be the fourth year running, Smith has been invited to judge this prestigious award.… Read More
Adjusting to university life was a bit of a struggle, as I tried to balance the stress of work and becoming more independent. The seizures still occurred from time to time.… Read More
On April 14, at 8 pm ET, Living Well With Epilepsy goes live with our first Twitter Chat with featured guest, TJ Parker, CEO and Co-Founder of PillPack.… Read More
If you were busy increasing epilepsy awareness on Purple Day, you may have missed Picture a Cure: an online exhibit when it was featured on the home page. Living Well With Epilepsy is continuing to accept photos in preparation for Epilepsy Stigma Awareness Month.… Read More
As a child, my seizures were a very pleasant experience, but for the longest time my parents thought I was just daydreaming. I went undiagnosed until I was 8. I was having over 100 petit mal seizures a day, and my grades were so poor that I was put into English as a Second Language (ESL) courses because my teachers didn’t think I knew English.… Read More
I’m excited to announce, About.com recently invited me to sign on as the About.com Epilepsy Expert. This is a wonderful opportunity to increase epilepsy awareness via both Living Well With Epilepsy and http://epilepsy.about.com. Open call for guest posts I want to continue to offer high quality content on both sites so, it’s … Read More
Picture a cure photo submission deadline has been extended to March 21. Take this opportunity to spread the word and submit your photo.… Read More