Epilepsy stories from around the world.
A talented young artist by the name of Ashley Shaffer created “Hope” the beautiful artwork you see here. Ashley has shared her art as part of our Epilepsy Stigma Awareness Month. Creating Hope Ashley was inspired to create this beautiful multi-media piece titled, “Hope” (2013) and has dedicated the piece to inspire … Read More
We have been talking about words on Facebook this week. More specifically, what is that one word that you would use to describe how having epilepsy makes you feel. I was feeling a few words this week and none of them were of the positive variety. Mainly because I found out another … Read More
Emily has shared her epilepsy story before. She previously told us about her absence seizures but she recently began to have tonic clonic seizures as well. She wanted to share her experiences with you. If you need to catch up on Emily’s story, visit the first post at at: https://livingwellwithepilepsy.com/2013/03/emilys-story-absence-seizures-part-1.html Emily’s Update: … Read More
On Facebook, we’ve been talking about stigma from epilepsy. It is great to see how willing everyone is to talk about their experiences. I just wanted to take a minute to add a special post here so no one missed out on the conversation. Check out the questions I’ve posed several questions. … Read More
A while back I heard from my friend Mandy, you may know her as EpilepsyBlogger. I was sad and frightened to learn that her seizure activity had dramatically increased. See, for as long as I’ve known this amazing young woman, she has proven herself to be a strong and smart advocate for … Read More
I was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 8 and have coped with it ever since. Initially, my epilepsy was a burden, however I am in the process of accepting what I have. I am also trying to help others do the same. At present, I take a drug called Keppra. … Read More
Continued from Part 1 I will never be able to thank my Mum enough for the hours she comforted me when I was shaking so much I could no longer feel my body. Or the times when she wiped my tears away when I couldn’t sleep at night. I began to lose … Read More
I just watched Beyoncé strut her stuff during the SuperBowl Halftime Show. The show was full of so many strobes that the Twitterverse was a-buzz with snarky comments about seizures. I now have a headache after watching the show. But I have to say the headache is more from the comments on Twitter … Read More