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![Emily shares her journey about finding her passion despite a challenging journey with epilepsy](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2024-03/EmilyMarzinieJourneyWebBanner_1200x630.jpg?itok=W0Fd-gDA)
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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...
![Read Maya's story about how she manages epilepsy and seizures by listening to her body](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2024-03/MayaWortmaneJourneyBanner_1200x630.jpg?itok=bOrHCHQZ)
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Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Listen to Your Body
I first started having focal seizures in my senior year of high school in 2015. I was unsure what my body was doing and assumed it was just a twitch...
![Read David's story of hope while living with epilepsy](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2024-02/DavidHayeseJourneyBanner_1200x630.jpg?itok=ykdbBmnV)
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
There Is Hope
My name is David, and I have been living with epilepsy since 2000 when I had my first seizure while driving my car back in the UK. I was planning on...
![María is sharing her eJourney with seizures after a traumatic brain injury](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2024-03/Mar%C3%ADaSanfeli%C3%BAeJourneyWebBanner1200x630.jpg?itok=Ek9h04wP)
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Friday, March 22, 2024
A Traumatic Brain Injury Caused My Seizures
I didn’t understand what it meant when my family told me I had epilepsy. I didn’t remember having any seizures, but then again, I didn’t remember much...
![Read Kim's story honoring the memory of her son Easton](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2024-02/KimPlummerEastoneJourney_1200x630.jpg?itok=jO0pKM1s)
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Honoring the Memory of Easton
My son Easton was born on August 6, 2019. He was a happy and healthy baby as far as we knew. In February 2020, however, Easton fainted in his high...
![Read Pasquale's story about how he overcame low self-esteem to share his epilepsy story](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2024-03/PasqualeDeSavinoeJourneyWebBanner_1200x630.jpg?itok=tSQDa5m5)
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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...
![Maddie is sharing her eJourney about how she manages life with epilepsy](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2024-02/MaddieGilesWebBanner_1200x630.jpg?itok=HEszvKk4)
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Tuesday, March 05, 2024
No Matter What Happens, I’ll Be Okay
In 2011, I had my first tonic-clonic seizure. I remember having muscle spasms that morning and feeling so out of touch. I couldn't tell what was real...
![Read Grace's story about the struggles she has faced and overcome with epilepsy](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2024-02/Grace%20Robertson-VillamagnaeJourneyWebBanner_1200x630.jpg?itok=EeJ603mR)
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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...
![Read Kristy's epilepsy journey of hope](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2024-02/KristyYoungbloodeJourneyBanner_1200x630.jpg?itok=oWy1zTdm)
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Friday, February 23, 2024
Sharing My Journey of Hope
I had my first seizure in 2022. I was eight months pregnant. I had never had any symptoms before, and I had no warning signs. I was teaching in my 2nd...
![Read Joe's story about finding epilepsy treatment that works for him](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2024-02/JoeOrnelaseJourneyBanner_1200x630.jpg?itok=kK_YxUAL)
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Finding What Works for Me
In 1996, I was diagnosed with epilepsy after having a tonic-clonic seizure early one morning. I remember coughing as I regained consciousness. I...