Epilepsy stories from around the world.
This personal story was contributed by Debbie Fincher, mom to Noel and Board Chair and Founder of the Angel Wings Foundation, an organization which is creating a new housing model for people living with epilepsy in need of long term support. … Read More
Heidi Strawser, of heidi-strawser.com, submitted her family’s experience with Benign Rolandic Epilepsy to Living Well With Epilepsy.… Read More
About 4 years ago I had to accept and learn how to live with seizures. I’m 29 years old and I experience a headache/migraine and a sense of déjà vu that will at times progress into a seizure.… Read More
Emily is a normal, optimistic, 21 year-old college student. The only thing holding her back is uncontrolled seizures. Now with the help of the RNS System she has a fighting chance at her dreams.… Read More
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
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
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
My life is the same as any other Mom. I wake up in the morning to my kids in my bed snuggled in next to me. I wouldn’t have it any other way. The difference in my case, however, is that heavy stress and lack of sleep are seizure triggers for me. … Read More