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![Read Selene's story about how making connections with people who experience epilepsy or seizures helped her on her journey](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2023-09/SeleneL%C3%A1szl%C3%B3eJourneyWebBanner_1200x630.jpg?itok=a1tiDzV6)
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Making Connections That Count
I started taking mixed martial arts (MMA) classes at the end of May in 2023, and during class, my coach noticed I was having "staring spells" during...
![Kate is sharing her journey with seizures as a student and young adult to help raise awareness about epilepsy](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2023-06/KateGoodineJourneyBanner_1200x630.jpg?itok=ku-OzLnV)
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Conquering Each Day With Epilepsy
December 15, 2019, is a day I will never forget. It seemed like a typical day. I was getting ready for midterms, and I felt in control. I took a nap...
![Living with seizures is challenging for Elizabeth, but she still pursues her dreams](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2023-05/Elizabeth%20Johnston%20eJourney%20Banner%201200x630.jpg?itok=suCTAmyl)
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Pursuing My Goals Despite Epilepsy
I started having absence seizures when I was 9 years old. They came out of nowhere. When you are a kid, having to go for weeklong medical testing and...
![After many years and multiple tests and medications, Ellowyn has not let her journey with epilepsy define her](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2023-01/eJourney%20Banner%20Ellowyn%20Kennedy_1200x630%C2%A0.jpg?itok=oEdldbrw)
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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...
![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...