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
Anonymous Story: It’s the not knowing that scares me
One minute I am hitting the snooze button, the next I am seizing in the shower. What just happened???… Read More
Anonymous Story: Seizureless in Seattle
Seizures have been a part of my life for 15 of my 34 years. Initially medication was able to control them. However at the age of 31 things changed. I had to give up driving & my teaching career. Thanks to brain surgery I have been seizure-free for a year.… Read More
Sophie’s Story: A teen experience with seizures
I’m seventeen, living in Geneva, Switzerland, and this is my experience. I was diagnosed with epilepsy in sixth grade after having a grand mal seizure in class. That was a pretty scary time for everyone, especially my family. We had no way of predicting that I would have epilepsy. We had no … Read More