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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Epilepsy Can Happen to Anyone
I live in the UK. I am sharing my story because I was inspired by other people who have shared theirs. I want people to know that epilepsy can happen...
Finding My Passion Through Learning
Growing up, and throughout my teenage years , I always knew I was different. My family couldn't accept that I was different medically or had epilepsy...
Conquering Each Day With Epilepsy
December 15, 2019, is a day I will never forget. It seemed like a typical day. I was getting ready for midterms, and I felt in control. I took a nap...
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...