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![Carrie is sharing her eJourney about how epilepsy has made an impact on her family](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2022-09/Carrie%20Christie%20eJourney%20Banner%201200x630_0.jpg?itok=qaimLpxu)
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Friday, September 23, 2022
Epilepsy Makes Us Stronger
My name is Carrie. I am a 23-year-old living with epilepsy. I had my first seizure on November 16, 2015, when I was 16 years old. I came home from...
![Anísh is sharing his eJourney about how he hasn’t let epilepsy stop him from the hobbies he enjoys](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2022-09/An%C3%ADsh%20Krishnan%20eJourney%20Banner%201200x630.jpg?itok=fmtuLUsL)
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Thursday, September 15, 2022
Seizures Have Not Stopped Me
I started having myoclonic seizures around 14 years old. I didn't know what they were at the time, and I figured they would go away on their own if I...
![Sophia is sharing her journey from being diagnosed with JME to living a happy and healthy life with epilepsy](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2022-07/Sophia%20Luongo%20eJourney%20Banner%201200x630.jpg?itok=T36h5W0F)
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How I Live a Happy and Healthy Life With Epilepsy
My name is Sophia, and I was diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) in June 2018, when I had a tonic-clonic seizure at 16 years old. For...
![Tori is sharing her eJourney about how epilepsy changed her life, but she keeps fighting to pursue her dreams](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2022-06/Tori%20Woods%20eJourney%20Banner%201200x630.jpg?itok=8VUFgNLP)
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Epilepsy Changed My Life, but I Won’t Stop Fighting
When I was 18 years old and in the first half of my freshman year of college, I got a concussion that changed my life. It was a minor one, but...
![Read Adam's story about how a support system helped him to not feel so alone in his epilepsy journey](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2022-06/Adam%20Browning%20eJourney%201200x630%20Banner.jpg?itok=vtg9FfjG)
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You’re Not Alone
I’ve had seizures since I was 5 years old, but they were not consistent. Some of the first seizures would happen at my friend’s houses. I remember...
![After many years, Sagar is seizure free & making up for lost time](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2022-06/Sagar%20Nadgir%20eJourney%20banner%201200x630.jpg?itok=NrN-1ow1)
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Leave No Stone Unturned
I had trouble maintaining friendships or being “normal” from an early age. My first tonic-clonic seizure happened when I was 9 years old, and it was...
![Tara is sharing her eJourney about how perspective was key in managing her life with seizures and epilepsy.](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2022-06/Tara%20DiSpirito%201200x630%20eJourney%20Banner.jpg?itok=cHDja2DK)
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Perspective Is Key
My life with epilepsy began in 2016. I was diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) after having a serious tonic-clonic seizure. As the years...