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Epilepsy Changed My Life, But I'm Not Giving Up
In December 2019, I graduated from the great Appalachian State University. The following month, I became a police officer recruit, and everything was...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Pursuing My Goals Despite Epilepsy
I started having absence seizures when I was 9 years old. They came out of nowhere. When you are a kid, having to go for weeklong medical testing and...
Friday, May 19, 2023
Creating A Community of Support
I have struggled with epilepsy for many years, which has become increasingly difficult. When I was 2, I fell from a second-story window and hit my...
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Finding Hope Through Music
I was born with a 14:22 chromosomal translocation, of which little is known, but it may contribute to my epilepsy. When I was a toddler, I had several...
Thursday, May 04, 2023
Facing Epilepsy with My Community
I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2005 at the age of 25. Throughout my journey with epilepsy, I’ve had many different types of seizures. Most of the...
Friday, April 28, 2023
Confidence to Cross the Finish Line
I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2012 after having what I now know to be focal impaired awareness seizures. I had no idea epilepsy was anything other...
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Take It One Day at a Time
I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 13. Being in middle school and finally getting the diagnosis was a lot to handle. Not only did I now have...
Thursday, April 13, 2023
My Journey with Epilepsy
My life with epilepsy has been very interesting. I was not diagnosed until I was 20 years old and, I had never heard of the condition. I was lost. I...
Wednesday, April 05, 2023
More than Seizures
In February 2022, I was diagnosed with epilepsy, which was a surprise. Until then, I was told the seizures and falls I was experiencing were from...
Thursday, March 30, 2023
From Donuts to "Epilectra"
Every 20 years or so, I’m diagnosed with a different autoimmune disorder. At 8, it was Hashimoto’s Disease (hypothyroidism). At 30, type 1 diabetes...