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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Making Connections That Count
I started taking mixed martial arts (MMA) classes at the end of May in 2023, and during class, my coach noticed I was having "staring spells" during...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
How I Became A Voice for the Epilepsy Community
I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2008 when I was nine. Having epilepsy was extremely rough in the beginning. All of the seizures I had growing up were...
Thursday, August 17, 2023
How I Live With Epilepsy and Without Limitations
On a beautiful summer day at the age of 23, I visited my first neurologist. His people skills could have been better, but he was my ticket to figuring...
One Day at A Time With Epilepsy
After years of fearing what others would think of me, I am sharing my story. I was 18 when I had my first seizure. It was an absence seizure. When I...
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...
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Aiming High with Epilepsy Awareness in Arkansas
My name is Sadie Kirk, and I am a 17-year-old senior at Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. I am a 2023 Girl Scouts...
Don't Give Up
I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 5th grade. The onset is still a mystery, but it was possibly from a head injury. However, that was never really...
Your Epilepsy Journey Does Not Define Who You Are
In May 2015, I had my first electroencephalography (EEG) and was diagnosed with epilepsy. I was eight years old at the time. I had developed...
Prioritizing Mental Health With Epilepsy
For as long as I can recall, I was experiencing what I described as "dizzy spells." As many people who have experienced absence seizures know, they're...
Thursday, September 29, 2022
My Journey of Hope and Healing
I have had epilepsy my whole life. It is something that I inherited. When I was seven years old, my parents told me I had my first seizure and had...