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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.

Patient Travel Assistance Fund

05/2005 | 0 Comments

I just came across this information from the Epilepsy Foundation for grants up to $1500.00 each to children or adults with seizures who have to travel...
Job Description - Parent

05/2005 | 3 Comments

Just another one I received from a relative and thought myself, that this would be a good place to FOWARD it. Bruce J This is hysterical. If it had...
My Daughter

05/2005 | 16 Comments

Hi, my name is Dawn, & I have an 8 y.o. little girl with epilepsy and cerebral palsy. She also has obstructive sleep apnea because of her brain damage...
my daughter found my problem in herself

05/2005 | 3 Comments

hello everyone! I am writing to you from Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. On Saturday morning my little 7 year old had her first seizures ever, 3 in...
Husband with reflex epilepsy

05/2005 | 2 Comments

Hi, I would like to hear from anyone who has experience with reflex epilepsy. It was brought to our attention about 15 years ago that my husband...
I Am Worried

05/2005 | 1 Comments

Hello, someone very close to me had a seizure casued from a high fever last night. As far as I know, they passed out, and had a high fever. They were...
Lost

05/2005 | 29 Comments

I'm new here .This is for my 11yr. old son Curtis.He has LENNOX GASTAUT SYNDROME. He has had LGS since he was 2yrs old. we have tried every drug...
need some help or advice please

05/2005 | 4 Comments

hi ya my son who is 10 months has just been recently diagnosed with what they say is epilepsy yesterday matthew had 3 seziures in a space of 5 hours...
I don't know what to do!

05/2005 | 5 Comments

My daughter will be 4 tomorrow and has had suspected epilepsy since October, although she has had these episodes all her life. She has been on...
absence seizures

05/2005 | 11 Comments

my 3-year-old son has autism and recently had an EEG that came back abnormal showing spiking in the right temporal region. He has had episodes of...
Infantile Spasms-I Need To Vent!!!!!!

05/2005 | 7 Comments

I want to thank you, in advance, for taking the time to read about My Little Melissa. Any advice or support will be truly appreciated!!!! Let me give...
10 month old son may have epilepsy

05/2005 | 3 Comments

hi ya my son matthew is 10 months old, at 8 weeks old he had his first seziure lasting about 2 mins, he then did not have another until he was 9...
Benign Rolandic Epilepsey

05/2005 | 14 Comments

I need to know if you think medication is necessary for BRE. My son has had two bad seizures in the last two years and about 7 mild ones. The neoro...
help with partial complex

05/2005 | 7 Comments

Hi, From doing a load of research (behind my boyfriends back) it seems to me that he has partial complex seizures. he knows he gets 'spaced out' but...

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