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Friday, April 05, 2024
Finding My Passion Despite a Challenging Journey
I experienced temporal lobe focal seizures but was told I was suffering from uncontrolled anxiety. After many years of misdiagnosis, I was formally...
Friday, March 08, 2024
From Low Self-Esteem to Sharing My Story
Growing up, I was a very happy and healthy kid with no health concerns. Then, one day at a summer camp back in 2011, my health changed for the worse...
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Shedding Light on the Struggles of Living With Epilepsy
I remember the first time I had an absence seizure . I was in my fifth-grade math class when I decided to raise my hand to answer a question asked by...
Friday, February 02, 2024
Overcoming the Challenges of Living With Seizures
I was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 12. My first seizure occurred during our family vacation while I was wading in the waves at the beach. My...
Monday, January 22, 2024
Finding My Strength in a Supportive Community
Epilepsy caused a significant turning point in my life. It all started when I was 13 years old. I had my very first seizure at almost midnight on my...
Thursday, January 04, 2024
Compartiendo Nuestra Historia
Me diagnosticaron con epilepsia ya de adulto. Mi esposa y yo regresábamos de las Vegas y, aparentemente, tuve una crisis epiléptica en la carretera...
Thursday, January 04, 2024
La Epilepsia No Me Controla
Mi trayectoria con la epilepsia comenzó a la edad de 16 años después de tener dos crisis epilépticas mientras dormía. Recuerdo que me desperté con...
Wednesday, January 03, 2024
Finding Clarity Through My Epilepsy Diagnosis
I was having seizures for approximately 10 years before I was diagnosed with epilepsy. It all began when I was in third grade. My mom noticed that I...
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Educating Others About Epilepsy
I was 22 years old when I was diagnosed with epilepsy. In January 2022, I woke up with what felt like a severely swollen tongue, blood on the pillow...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Epilepsy Awareness Is Critical
At 51, I was diagnosed with epilepsy. My first seizure caught me totally off guard. My day started off normally. Nothing was unusual. I was working...