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Topic: Family & Friends

A place for those who care for and about people with epilepsy - caring for yourselves as well as those around you.

looking for loving family

11/2017 | 2 Comments

My husband of three years (we have known each other for five years) has had epilepsy since he was born. Doctors were able to stop them when he was an...
looking for loving family

11/2017 | 0 Comments

My husband of three years (we have known each other for five years) has had epilepsy since he was born. Doctors were able to stop them when he was an...
looking for loving family

11/2017 | 0 Comments

My husband of three years (we have known each other for five years) has had epilepsy since he was born. Doctors were able to stop them when he was an...
Epilepsy and Subdual Hematoma

10/2017 | 1 Comments

My mom has had epilepsy since 1955, medicated since 1982-1983. Her seizures are pretty well controlled at this point, but extreme stress still...
Looking for Support

09/2017 | 3 Comments

My husband of three years (we have known each other for five years) has had epilepsy since he was born. Doctors were able to stop them when he was an...
Can CBD Oil help my mom? (Long Story)

08/2017 | 1 Comments

Okay, this is an extremely long story and I'm new to this site, everyone here seems super nice and eager to help so here I go. Please read the whole...
bleeding after surgery

08/2017 | 1 Comments

Hello, My friend had his second epilepsy surgery and developped a bleeding at the resection site 5 days after surgery. He now has afasia...it is...
Husband and partial seizures

08/2017 | 1 Comments

Good afternoon, I am new to this website, but glad I found it. My husband started having seizures 4yrs ago and it has been a hassle to get him to want...
Living with a family

08/2017 | 2 Comments

Hi everyone i have a few questions that i have asked my doctor about but got no answer from so i thought i would come here i have had epilepsy since i...
My girlfriend has epilepsy.

08/2017 | 1 Comments

Hello everybody, I am new to this site, and know very little about epilepsy and seizures. I am very new to this. I recently started a relationship...
Have a question

08/2017 | 1 Comments

Hi, Anyone can suggest me some books about epilepsy? Tks.
Sleep and Apetite

07/2017 | 4 Comments

Hi All: My husband got seizures 3 years back for the first time after 27 years (I was told he got once as kid). We were separated even before that due...
Head shocks and buzzes

05/2017 | 0 Comments

Hi, wondered if anyone experiences head shock, zaps or buzzes? Our son is having up to 50 a day. He is on epileptic medication which has reduced his...
Timing of seizures

05/2017 | 1 Comments

My 16 year old son had several seizures when he was 6 - 8 years old. He discontinued medication when he was 11 years old. Five months ago he began...
Boyfriend and Epilepsy

05/2017 | 1 Comments

Hello everyone. I am new to this site and community forum, however, I am not new to the world of Epilepsy. I do not have it, however, my boyfriend of...
My husband has epilepsy and I feel alone

05/2017 | 0 Comments

I have been with my husband for almost a decade and we have been married for almost 4 of those years. He was upfront with me when we started dating...

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