Leila’s Ideas: New Jumo Health Book Release
“Medikidz Explain Playing Sports with Epilepsy,” the newest comic book from Eisai, was released on April 16 at the 2016 National Walk for Epilepsy.… Read More
Introducing our newest writer on epilepsy and fitness
I have a passion for fitness. I love being active. It’s fun for me, and about once a year, I start getting an itch to do a half marathon. … Read More
Rachel’s Story: I am not alone anymore
I feel as though I am not alone anymore. What I struggle with is, in a way, normal. My brain doesn’t always function correctly and it causes seizures, but I am not alone, and I am not helpless. … Read More
Words resonate: College roommate reconnects over epilepsy
I heard from my college roommate the other day with a story of witnessing a woman having a seizure in New York City and what the experience was like. … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Mindful empowerment and epilepsy
Lainie on being mindful of her own inner struggle: “I wanted so badly to cure myself of Epilepsy that I never accepted that I even had seizures.”… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Leila’s Ideas on Creatively Living Well
Side effects from seizures and medication sometimes leave me feeling lost. I must get creative to be successful in my everyday life.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: The Embrace Watch Story
Rosalind W. Picard, Sc.D. recalls, “I’ll never forget the first time I saw the [Embrace Watch] data.” While I set out to build a wristband to measure stress in daily life, I realized that we’d built a wristband that could detect generalized tonic-clonic seizures.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Jenny LaBaw on Epilepsy and Fitness
As a fitness professional, I encourage other people living with epilepsy (and their families) to focus on their health. This means sleeping well, keeping stress low, eating healthy and keeping active. … Read More