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5 Apr 2022

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Change of Scenery Can Make a World of Difference

by Lauren Brunell |

Lauren shares how a change of scenery made a world of difference as she adjusted to her new diagnosis of epilepsy.

College, Grand Mal, newly diagnosed, sports, Travel
1 Jun 2019

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Diagnosed with epilepsy as an adult

by Emily Lawrence (Nee Donoghue) |

Emily shares some insight to living with Epilepsy as an adult including how to handle work, transportation, stigma and anxiety.

ADA, anxiety, epilepsy in adults, newly diagnosed
7 Nov 2018

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Jewel takes on the realities of living with epilepsy

by Guest Contributor |

Like many people diagnosed later in life, Jewel had little knowledge of what Epilepsy was, and what life would be like living with it.

new diagnosis, newly diagnosed
27 Jul 2015

Chlo’s Story: Newly diagnosed with absence seizures

by Guest Contributor |

The Beginning I was in the car with my mum driving to school like I usually do. I felt fine and I didn’t know anything would happen. In school, I had Science after break. I went into class and I remember feeling dizzy and weird; then I can’t remember anything else. All … Read More

absence seizures, autism, newly diagnosed

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Pequea Valley's Peyton Henshaw talks about playing basketball with epilepsy [video]

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