Jenny’s Story: I’m not afraid anymore
I’ve had epilepsy since I was 14 (now 31) and about 6 years ago I began to suffer from post-ictal psychosis. … Read More
Leila’s Ideas: Lemonade For Livy
Lemonade for Livy invites you to Make a Stand Against Epilepsy this summer! Are you wondering what is “Lemonade for Livy”? It is the initiative of the Scheinman family to support their daughter in her fight with 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