Epilepsy Blog Relay: A chef shares his experience with epilepsy
Stephen’s job requires him to stand for more than 8 hours on his feet. This can be difficult since he is a chef with epilepsy.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Tips to feel less isolated and alone after an epilepsy diagnosis
Michael shares how he feels isolated and alone since his diagnosis of epilepsy. He doesn’t know anyone else living with epilepsy.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Alison on building your family when you have epilepsy
Blogger, Alison Zetterquist, hid her epilepsy for almost 35 years because of her own embarrassment. Now she shares tips on building a family of supporters.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Brain surgery reminds Teo of the importance of adaptability
Teo shares his story of brain surgery. He shares the importance of flexibility and the ability to adapt to every situation. … 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: One woman has four tonic clonic seizures on her daughters graduation day
I suffered a series of tonic clonic seizures on the day my daughter graduated from college, which also happened to be my birthday. … Read More
Faye’s take on Juice Plus+: Too Good to be True?
Juice Plus+ is the latest craze in the UK. Some representatives claim it helps epilepsy. Is this true? Faye investigated and spoke with the company.… Read More
The Sacred Disease: Desperation drives a young doctor to open up about her epilepsy
In “The Sacred Disease: My Life with Epilepsy”, Kristin Seaborg, MD shares her personal epilepsy story. She was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy at age 18. Though her seizures were managed fairly well during college, the grueling hours of residency training, caused Dr. Seaborg’s seizures to slip out of control. … Read More