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How I Found Hope on My Epilepsy Journey
I was three when I first had a tonic-clonic seizure . I can't imagine the thoughts that went through my mother's head. She is the definition of a true...
Thursday, October 05, 2023
Raising Awareness for Epilepsy and Mental Health
My name is Sid, and I have focal epilepsy and tonic-clonic seizures. My first seizure occurred on February 9, 2022, before I got ready for school. I...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Aiming To Overcome Through Shared Experiences
My name is Anusha Merchant. I am 10 years old and was diagnosed with absence seizures when I was 7. I was pretty excited when my first EEG occurred...
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...
Thursday, September 07, 2023
Not All Seizures Are the Same
I was born a normal baby boy in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in 1977. Things were simple, and I had no medical problems for the first few years. Then...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
How I Became A Voice for the Epilepsy Community
I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2008 when I was nine. Having epilepsy was extremely rough in the beginning. All of the seizures I had growing up were...
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...
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Inspiring Others Through Sharing My Story
I have had epilepsy since birth but did not develop tonic-clonic seizures until I was 18. At age 20, I had a seizure that lasted for 20 minutes, and...
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...
My Life With Seizures
I started having focal onset aware seizures in childhood. The feeling was similar to when your stomach flips on a roller coaster but rushed up to my...