Epilepsy Blog Relay: Alison’s post on stigma
Alison writes about stigma and epilepsy on her blog Shed Light on Epilepsy. In her recent post she encourages us to think about our epilepsy in a new way.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Colleen takes on cerebral palsy and epilepsy with a smile
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! The beginning After Colleen’s birth and being transferred to a nearby hospital’s NICU, we got the phone call that she had had two very big seizures and would need a blood … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Kat and living with seizures
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! Kat’s Story Kathryn writes the blog, Kat’s Temporal Lobe Diaries. Kat writes, “Unfortunately I have seizures. It’s simply a part of my life, as much as every other thing.” She goes … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Sharon on the ketogenic diet and CBD oil
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! Sharon’s Story Sharon Ross has a rare type of epilepsy. Though she has experienced seizures, the main impact the condition has on her life is her cognition. According to Sharon, her … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: How running and a keto lifestyle keeps seizures at bay
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! Brodi’s Story Epilepsy should be a four-letter word, or so I thought. I have lived with epilepsy since I was three years old, and while my episodes have certainly frustrated and … Read More
World Autism Day: Perspective Is Everything
In the early days I sometimes came across the statistic that up to one third of individuals with autism will also eventually be diagnosed with epilepsy. I never dismissed it, but I never dwelled on it, either – until it became a reality for us.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Susanna writes about how epilepsy has made her more creative
Being diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of three means it has always been a significant part of who I am. A lot of people tell you ‘don’t let your condition define who you are’ but you can’t stop it from doing so. The simple fact is, as human beings, the experiences we have alter the way we develop. And I believe epilepsy has, in more ways than one, driven me to be the creative person I am today. … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Alison is shedding a little light on epilepsy
Here’s to the caregivers for people with epilepsy! Here’s to those who live with us, take us to the hospital, and love us any which way they can. And here’s to that selfless love. It gets us through all that life has thrown at us.… Read More