Emily’s Perspective: My Family’s Epilepsy Experience
Epilepsy doesn’t just impact the person diagnosed, it also effects the entire family. Emily shares her family’s experience and offers advice to others.… Read More
Leila’s Ideas: Camping with Epilepsy
Camping can be so much fun! For those of us with epilepsy, it requires a little planning. Leila gives us tips how to make camping with epilepsy successful!… Read More
Meet the Purple Wedges
Meet the Purple Wedges, Living Well With Epilepsy’s newest guide, raising epilepsy awareness around the country. … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay™: It’s not just other people
Try not to give in to other people’s beliefs of you. You are in control. You are in charge of how you see yourself. … Read More
Leila’s Ideas: An excuse to sleep
I hear and read many people talking about how much they love to sleep. It makes sense! Laying in bed is relaxing and comfortable, sleep reduces stress, and rejuvenates the body in many ways. Sometimes, though, in our busy world, finding time to sleep is difficult. We get so busy completing tasks … Read More
Leila’s Ideas: Speaking about stigma at the Mardi Gras Gala
Sometimes, in my fight to eliminate stigma and live a “normal” life, I create the perception that my life is easy and free from struggle. However, in my speech at the Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central Pennsylvania’s (EFWCP) annual Mardi Gras Gala I showed what life with epilepsy is like–both the good and the bad parts.… Read More
Leila’s Ideas: Remembering 7th Grade Stigma
Growing up with Epilepsy means growing up with stigma. In one of my earliest memories of stigma, I learned a valuable lesson.… Read More
Traveling with Epilepsy: A Pharmacy in Croatia
My husband and I decided to do a weekend getaway to Zadar, Croatia. Part of going on vacation with epilepsy is doing the pill count thing. … Read More