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Friday, February 17, 2023
Managing My Life with Epilepsy
I was nine years old when I had my first seizure. It was a snowy, cold winter day, and I was playing a hockey game at Norwich University with my team...
Don’t Stop Being Yourself
I was diagnosed with generalized epilepsy in 2010 after having a seizure that caused me to fall back on a hot, uncovered pipe. I was hospitalized for...
Your Epilepsy Journey Does Not Define Who You Are
In May 2015, I had my first electroencephalography (EEG) and was diagnosed with epilepsy. I was eight years old at the time. I had developed...
Spreading Awareness Through Sharing My Story
My epilepsy journey is not one I chose or one I could have ever imagined, but it is the path that was chosen for me. Epilepsy is like a shadow, it...
Motivated To Keep Moving
I have suffered from JME juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) since I was 13 years old, which caused me to lose consciousness and control of my bladder...
Monday, October 31, 2022
Sharing My Journey as an Epilepsy Lifestyle Advocate
Four years ago, my life changed forever. I was working as an emergency room nurse during a night shift when I suddenly felt a little lightheaded and...
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...
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...
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...