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5 Nov 2021

Kathryn’s Story: Motherhood and Epilepsy

by Guest Contributor |

Kathryn shares her experience with motherhood and epilepsy. She teaches her first child seizure first aid and her second how to cope with his own epilepsy.

Epilepsy First Aid, family, First Aid, motherhood and epilepsy, parenting
28 Mar 2019

Epilepsy Blog Relay: My Kindergarten Epilepsy Advocate

by Guest Contributor |

Leah shares how 3-year-old big sister adjusted to her brother’s special needs almost immediately and waited on everyone else to catch up.

children and epilepsy, family, siblings
29 Jun 2017

Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Nicholas the Brave

by Guest Contributor |

Nicholas was diagnosed with infantile spasms at 6 months of age. Doctors were able to control his seizures but recently they have started back up.

Epilepsy Blog Relay, family, Infantile Spasms
Emily's Family
2 Aug 2016

Emily’s Perspective: My Family’s Epilepsy Experience

by Emily Lawrence (Nee Donoghue) |

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.

Emily's Perspective, epilepsy, Epilepsy Awareness, epilepsy stigma, family, Living Well With Epilepsy, seizures

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