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Absence Seizures

Home » Epilepsy Blog » Seizure Types and Syndromes » Absence Seizures
13 Mar 2021

Absence Seizures Won’t Keep Andrea from Becoming a Full-Time Musician

by Jessica K. Smith | 1

Andrea has learned to cope with epilepsy and not let it get in the way of her aspirations to be a full-time musician. In fact, the group has recently released a beautiful piano cover of Boston’s “More Than A Feeling.”… Read More

18 Jun 2017

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Emily Becomes an Advocate

by Emily Lawrence (Nee Donoghue) | 1

Emily has a positive outlook regarding epilepsy and she is a dedicated advocate for epilepsy awareness… Read More

Epilepsy Blog Relay
3 Mar 2013

Emily’s Story: Absence Seizures – Part 1

by Jessica K. Smith | 19

I sat in class, as my friends and I chatted about how we would love to be police officers. A police officer stood at the front of the room chatting about not talking to strangers. “Do you know why you shouldn’t talk to strangers?” the officer asked. My hand shot up, I … Read More

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