International Epilepsy Day 2019

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018.  Follow along! Rich’s Story Symptoms of having Epilepsy were evident but not confirmed by a medical practitioner since 2002. Due to lack of epilepsy information I lived with it until the episodes exceeded. … Read More

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from March 1 to March 31, 2018. Follow along! Hi Living Well family, I feel like it’s been a while. I’m OK though. A couple of weeks ago, I sadly ended up in hospital after suffering a seizure that involved … Read More

I recently had the opportunity to interview Erica McKenzie, a Bhutan Epilepsy Project researcher, who works with Farrah Mateen MD, PhD.… Read More

A lot of things are hard when you’re in a bad mood. Even getting up in the morning and finding the energy to do everyday tasks can be hard.… Read More

Dr. Mateen’s Story: If you are interested in innovation in Global Health, you may need to hear about the Bhutan Epilepsy Project. … Read More

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from June 1 through to the 30th. Follow along and add comments to posts that inspire you! Smart Monitoring my Epilepsy Let’s get real, having a condition can make you feel bad, physically or emotionally, and sometimes both. I take three lots … Read More

Jessica Keenan Smith, founder of Living Well With Epilepsy, has been nominated for a Her Abilities Award, a global award honoring women with disabilities.… Read More

I recently had the opportunity to speak to Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, the principal investigator on The Guinea Epilepsy Project. This is the latest in a series of global health projects Dr. Mateen has led, including The Bhutan Epilepsy Project. … Read More

I met Daniel properly in 2014. He had read a lot of my blogs before we even started talking, so he knew all about my condition. So I never had to break it to him that I live with this unpredictable condition of Epilepsy. Sometimes that can be one of the hardest parts in the beginning of a new relationship.… Read More

Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD, of Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School is taking mobile EEG tech to the Himalayas with the Bhutan Epilepsy Project.… Read More

I remember when Emily and I were first dating. My friends would ask me, “Aren’t you worried about what would happen if she has a seizure? Can you deal with that?” I would always find that such a strange question. I wanted to be with Emily for who she was as a person.… Read More

In honor of International Epilepsy Day 2019, we thought it would be fun to round up a few of our favorite stories that have come to Living Well from around the world.