The Americans with Disabilities Act and Epilepsy
Learn more about how the Americans with Disabilities or ADA, helped remove barriers for people with disabilities, and for people with epilepsy in particular.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Leila on PAME and SUDEP
Leila attended her first PAME conference and found it was a meaningful way to connect with others in the epilepsy community to discuss SUDEP.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Kat takes on temporal lobe epilepsy
Kat takes on living with temporal lobe epilepsy from a personal perspective… Read More
Sickness and Health: This couple’s vows were tested just a month after the wedding
Our wedding was perfect, we said the vows, danced to some favorite songs, and enjoyed our ranch dressing fountain. Just a month later, I had a tonic clonic seizure. It was the first one in over a decade, and the first one my husband has had to witness. … Read More
Special thank you for Mother’s Day
Reflecting on my life with epilepsy, I remember the medications and how they made me feel, the hospital stays, and the many, many doctor appointments. This Mother’s Day, it’s time for a special thanks to my mom who was there through it all. Looking back on the early days When I … Read More
Medical marijuana and other epilepsy news
Once a month, I plan to bring to light an incredible news story and how it relates to all of us affected by epilepsy. For starters, just last week in Texas, an organization had its very first harvest of medical marijuana. … Read More
Healthcare Debate: Leila’s Take on Managing the Cost of a Preexisting Condition
When I calculate the cost of each medication I take, I could be paying over $1000 per month to manage my epilepsy if I did not have insurance to help.… Read More
Healthcare Debate: Rachel’s Take on Living Without Healthcare Insurance
The future of healthcare in the United States has become frightening and scary for our family since three of my four family members have epilepsy.… Read More