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Topic: Family & Friends

A place for those who care for and about people with epilepsy - caring for yourselves as well as those around you.

Migraines or Seizure Disorder?

10/2014 | 2 Comments

Hi Everyone, I need help with an issue concerning my one of my best friends. I've always known that she has occasional panic attacks, but she recently...
Oliver's Struggle with Epilepsy

09/2014 | 0 Comments

I am a very concern parent of a loveable two year old boy named Oliver. Please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsBp79vLju8&feature=youtu.be to...
Society's Misunderstandings of Epilepsy

09/2014 | 0 Comments

I have a lot of experience (20 years) with "dealing" with epilepsy. However there are still things that the population that do not have epilepsy (or...
First Daytime Seizure

09/2014 | 1 Comments

Hi everybody! First off, thank you for reading. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate you taking the time to read this. I don't know anyone else...
Adult Onset with Fever

08/2014 | 5 Comments

My husband had his first seizure approximately 3.5 years ago at age 53. He had another just over 1 year ago. And a 3rd this past May, 2014. Each time...
Vacation Seizure

08/2014 | 0 Comments

My family and I are on vacation in the Dominican Republic - far away from our home on the coast of California. Two days ago my mom had a seizure worse...
Epilepsy and Family

07/2014 | 3 Comments

As I grew up I learned about epilepsy because it was something that did effect more than one member of the family. I did have a grandfather who passed...
Pre-Conception & Epilepsy?...HELP..

07/2014 | 1 Comments

hello i am new to this, but ive had epilepsy for over a decade..Okay, my fiance and i are discussing starting a family recently..and i justneed an...
Coping with my brothers epilepsy

07/2014 | 0 Comments

My brother was diagnosed with a brain tumor just over 2 years ago, he had an operation to remove the tumor but because of the position of the tumor it...
Explaing my epilepsy to my 4 year old son

07/2014 | 0 Comments

Hello, I am trying to find a way to explain to my 4 year old son that I have epilepsy. He has never witnessed me have a seizure in the past. Hello, I...
supportive partner

06/2014 | 1 Comments

i have complex partial and simple partial seizures and having someone to support you and take care of you is so crucial. i just had two seizures about...
Two daughters with epilepsy?

06/2014 | 3 Comments

My 19 year old daughtere was diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy shortly after she turned 16. She had been having mycolonic jerks for about 1...
Night "seizures" that aren't seizures

06/2014 | 1 Comments

My partner has suffered from tonic-clonic seizures since childhood. He is now in his mid-30s. His epilepsy is controlled with medication (Tegretol)...
Simple partial seizure or something else?

06/2014 | 1 Comments

I'm female, 17, and a couple of months ago now I had a grand-mal seizure, I'm going for an MRI next monday to see if it's anything they can see that's...
Older Sibling in My Care

06/2014 | 0 Comments

My older sibling is in my care. Does anyone else experience a similar situation? My sister is 13 years my senior, yet, due to untreated seizures from...

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