Stephen’s Story: Chef, Runner and Survivor
I have been seizure free for 14 months and feel that my epilepsy is not behind me but I should enjoy being seizure-free. … Read More
Roxanne’s Story: Epilepsy will not have a hold on me
When I was in my 20’s I had 19 tonic clonic seizures in 1 hour. I wound up in a coma for two weeks and had to relearn to talk. This was not the first time I stared death in the face. This is my story.… Read More
Tim’s Story: All we have is now
I have learned through my own research that it can be tough to find examples of other people living with conditions similar to your own. When there are so many different things that can cause epilepsy, it can be overwhelming to weed through the information that doesn’t apply. … Read More
Sita’s Story: Epilepsy at University
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
Lisa’s Story: Childhood Epilepsy with Petit Mal Seizures
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
Sandra’s Story: I have epilepsy, epilepsy doesn’t have me
I realize that I am lucky because I have read stories of people and how they struggle with epilepsy. I ask myself, should I be struggling? Should I be worried all the time? But, then I stop and tell myself, NO! This is MY life and MY epilepsy story.… Read More
Anonymous Story: The good life despite epilepsy
My seizures have persisted through those 60 years at the rate of about 4 seizures per month. Still, I’ve had a pretty good life. … Read More
Cassie’s Story: Living with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
The journey since my diagnosis of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy has made life precious in a way not everybody gets to experience. … Read More