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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
My Son Is an Epilepsy Warrior
My son, the second of four boys, was a very healthy child who led a very typical life. He was active in school, had a lot of friends, and he was...
Monday, June 24, 2024
Never Stop Advocating for Yourself
In December 2010, at 7 years old, I suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm. With a 20% chance of survival, I defied the odds and had my aneurysm clipped...
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Never Give Up
I was in my 40s when epilepsy became part of my life, and I never expected it to go in that direction. For a while, I had absence seizures, with...
Wednesday, June 05, 2024
I Am an Epilepsy Warrior
My first seizure took place at the young age of 3 while in my father’s arms. Before my official diagnosis of epilepsy, I found myself constantly...
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Sharing Matthew’s Epilepsy Journey
My journey with epilepsy began in May of 2020. My son, Matthew, who was three years old at the time, was diagnosed with epilepsy at the height of the...
Thursday, April 18, 2024
You Are Stronger Than You Know
My first seizure was unexpected. I was 20, and it was my junior year of college. After numerous doctors and tests, I was diagnosed with generalized...
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Listen to Your Body
I first started having focal seizures in my senior year of high school in 2015. I was unsure what my body was doing and assumed it was just a twitch...
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Supporting My Sister on Her Journey With Epilepsy
My journey with epilepsy started due to my sister's recent diagnosis in September of 2023. When she was diagnosed with epilepsy, it changed the...
Friday, March 08, 2024
From Low Self-Esteem to Sharing My Story
Growing up, I was a very happy and healthy kid with no health concerns. Then, one day at a summer camp back in 2011, my health changed for the worse...
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
No Matter What Happens, I’ll Be Okay
In 2011, I had my first tonic-clonic seizure. I remember having muscle spasms that morning and feeling so out of touch. I couldn't tell what was real...