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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.

right frontal lobe

01/2005 | 0 Comments

Hello everyone, this is my first time to this site and i just want to share my story with you. I have a 4 yr. old daughter that at the end of Octrober...
New to the site - Mother of m/16

01/2005 | 2 Comments

Hello: I just found this site today. What a great site and support. My son (now 16) had a grandmall seizure in July out of the blue. It happened at a...
helping memory loss problems

01/2005 | 0 Comments

Thanks for the suggestions, masterdelve! I have to talk with Claire's teachers when the winter holiday is over and I'll bring up your ideas in our...
spouse with epilepsy

12/2004 | 4 Comments

My spouse and I are both 36 yrs old. he has had epilleptic seizures since he was around 5 years old and they were petite mal due to being thrown off...
Siezures

12/2004 | 3 Comments

My daughter is 5 years old. She has ahd seizures off and on since she was 3 months old. The other day, she went to an amusment park and rode about 6...
Infant with "seizures"

12/2004 | 8 Comments

Hi, My name is Erika, and I have a now 2 month old baby girl that has been having seizures since even before she was born. I used to bring it up to...
Jerking Movements after having Convulsion

12/2004 | 0 Comments

Dear All,I have just joined this group to get some help or advice on my daughter's present condition.I am 24 yrs old and I live here in Djibouti. Last...
Help! What is it?

12/2004 | 2 Comments

Hi - I'm 15 years old and while I'm not epileptic, my brother is. Over the past year or so, something a little weird has been happening to me. I'll be...
Surgery Recovery Time for 6 Year Old?

12/2004 | 3 Comments

Hi Everyone... My daughter is scheduled to have resective epilepsy surgery on December 30th, after two years post-encephalitis refractory seizures (we...
4 year old with Epilepsy and sick

12/2004 | 4 Comments

Hi, I have a 4 year old with Epilepsy and was diagnosed about 2 1/2 months ago. He has been taking Lamictal and seems to be controlled at 15mg 2x...
Danny's Epilepsy came to an end

12/2004 | 6 Comments

Hi all, My name is Jen and I have been lerking on this site for ages and decided to join and post tonight. On March 9, 1998 (the day after my 32nd...
Falling Down

12/2004 | 4 Comments

My 2 year old son has been diagnosed with absence seizures during the past 3 weeks. He has been on meds only for 2 weeks. We are currently increasing...
Do you consider auras to be seizures

12/2004 | 16 Comments

My husband had epilepsy and had surgery a little over two months ago. He has had auras on and off for the past two days, no seizures. However, when I...
how to balance the needs of older sibs

12/2004 | 6 Comments

My son has been having seizures since birth, but at 10 months has finally got a diagnosis of epilepsy -- complex partial seizures. He has several...
8 year old with rolandic epilepsy

12/2004 | 19 Comments

Hi, My son was diagnosed in spring 2003 after several mild seizures. He has been on carbitrol since then -150 mg 2xday. Yesterday his neurologist...

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