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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.

Very confused

07/2016 | 1 Comments

Hi all, I'm hoping to get some guidance here, I'm simply at my wits end. Ok so first things first-I don't know if I've ever had a grand mal seizure. I...
Please help me cope.

06/2016 | 0 Comments

Hi, My mother had a seizure a few months ago. She hasnt had once since but she did have one when I was about six (Im 18 now) with no seizures in...
Staring Spells

06/2016 | 0 Comments

I am new to this board. My daughter, not yet 2 years old, was diagnosed with staring spells. She will just start staring off with a vacant expression...
Family & Friends

06/2016 | 0 Comments

My 32-year-old daughter in law has both Epileptic (treated with Keppra) and emotional seizures. She is mother to 5 children ranging in age from 9...
Keppra Rage- Need Spousal Support

05/2016 | 2 Comments

My partner has been on Keppra for almost 3 months and the mood side effects are destroying our relationship. Hoping to connect with other people who...
Dating Someone With Epilepsy

04/2016 | 0 Comments

Hi everyone, My name is Luis and could use a little help, if any. Last year, in early November I started talking to someone who has epilepsy at my...
Charged with DUI but had a seizure.

03/2016 | 5 Comments

So I was arrested on my birthday in February 2016 after what I assume to be a seizure. I have had seizures since I was 22 and am now 36. I had been...
newly married

03/2016 | 0 Comments

I got married in june 2015 and our marriage is very dificult... my wife can not talk very much to me and she no longer wants to go with me in public...
My wife and personality change

03/2016 | 3 Comments

My wife has had a car accident when she was 2 years of age. She suffered brain damage and als was in a coma for about 14 days. Now she is 45. I live...
Did my Father have a Seizure?

03/2016 | 0 Comments

Hi Guys! This is my first time visiting this site due to my father. For the past few months he has been feelings pain and numbing throughout his left...
Undiagnosed Seizures in Husband

02/2016 | 1 Comments

A couple of years ago, my husband started having what we've called "episodes". The way he describes them is that he would feel kind of nauseated and...
sister with JME

01/2016 | 0 Comments

hello everyone! i'm new here, so i'm very sorry if everything seems a bit jumbled. i'm honestly not the best at really explaining anything. i'm just...
I'm worried about my little sister

12/2015 | 1 Comments

> A few nights ago me and my girlfriend were watching a movie. It was late, about 3 AM. My sister is sleeping in bed in the room next to us. > I hear...
Husband with epilepsy

12/2015 | 0 Comments

My husband was diagnosed in August with epilepsy. It has definitely changed our lives. We found out in September that we was expecting. He has had 4...
Sister with epilepsy--super concerned

11/2015 | 2 Comments

Hello All, My sister was diagnosed with epilepsy in her 20's. She started out having seizures in her sleep, and didn't realize that she was even...
Epileptic Spouse

11/2015 | 0 Comments

My significant other was diagnosed with epilepsy when we were in high school (6-7 yrs ago). We now have two children a toddler and an infant. The...

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