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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.

Hard decisions to make

09/2013 | 0 Comments

Hi everyone, My husband is epileptic and is currently hospitalized with his second episode of postictal psychosis. It only began to occur in june. At...
Episodic memory loss

07/2013 | 3 Comments

I have read on here a post from someone (sorry, cant remember who) who was talking about episodic memory loss and describing it. What he was...
My Nephew is Hilarious!!!!!! :)

06/2013 | 1 Comments

So I was talking to my nephew about me going in the hospital soon regarding epilepsy surgery. My nephew is very smart and intelligent for his age. He...
Am I overreacting?

06/2013 | 5 Comments

Due to my seizures, I'm not able to drive. My husband has passed away so I don't have any transportation. I have 2 sisters. Sister 2 called and asked...
Non-understanding husband

06/2013 | 5 Comments

Can anyone please give me some insight on my husband? I was diagnosed with TLE a month ago and I feel that the diagnosis explains a lot of strange...
Rasmussens Syndrome

05/2013 | 0 Comments

So a family in our circle of friends is just learning that their youngest (6 yo) son has been diagnosed with Rasmussen's Encephalitis. After doing a...
Need advice

02/2013 | 4 Comments

I am married to an epileptic. She has only had 4 grand mal seizures in the past 10 years. She is on only Lamictal at this point to control epilepsy...
Help

02/2013 | 2 Comments

My wife has had eplepsy for the last 6 or 7 years. And I am still having problems coping with this. I watch over her a like a hawk. I am to afraid...
new to all of this

02/2013 | 0 Comments

I just wanted to introduce myself, and ask for your thoughts and opinions. I’m very new to epilepsy and trying to learn all I can about it so I can...
Support for others

06/2012 | 1 Comments

Hey guys! My name is Courtney and I've been living with epilepsy since I was in 2nd grade. I am 19 and about to be a junior in college now and very...
Need some advice please help

05/2012 | 1 Comments

My daughter was 4 at the time of her first seizure, it started with some odd breathing which I figured she might of been having a bad dream so I rub...
My epilpesy and me

03/2012 | 1 Comments

HI ya I keep getting spazams in my left, arm due to my epilepsy.... It's really agryvating!!!!!!!
My epilpesy and me

03/2012 | 0 Comments

HI ya I keep getting spazams in my left, arm due to my epilepsy.... It's really agryvating!!!!!!!
E-mail 'Pen-Friends'

03/2012 | 1 Comments

Hi! Anyone thought of becoming part of a "set-up" within which we can just write to each other, as "pen-friends", for a natter & to catch up. My work...

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