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Thursday, August 17, 2023
How I Live With Epilepsy and Without Limitations
On a beautiful summer day at the age of 23, I visited my first neurologist. His people skills could have been better, but he was my ticket to figuring...
One Day at A Time With Epilepsy
After years of fearing what others would think of me, I am sharing my story. I was 18 when I had my first seizure. It was an absence seizure. When I...
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...
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...
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Finding Hope Through Music
I was born with a 14:22 chromosomal translocation, of which little is known, but it may contribute to my epilepsy. When I was a toddler, I had several...
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Aiming High with Epilepsy Awareness in Arkansas
My name is Sadie Kirk, and I am a 17-year-old senior at Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. I am a 2023 Girl Scouts...
Don't Give Up
I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 5th grade. The onset is still a mystery, but it was possibly from a head injury. However, that was never really...
Prioritizing Mental Health With Epilepsy
For as long as I can recall, I was experiencing what I described as "dizzy spells." As many people who have experienced absence seizures know, they're...
Thursday, September 29, 2022
My Journey of Hope and Healing
I have had epilepsy my whole life. It is something that I inherited. When I was seven years old, my parents told me I had my first seizure and had...
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...