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![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...
![Shaina is sharing her eJourney about she found hope through music on her epilepsy journey](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2023-05/Shaina_Faith_Caplan_eJourney_Banner_1200x630.jpg?itok=57JtBWWg)
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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...
![Lowell is sharing his journey with epilepsy to inspire and encourage others](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2023-04/Lowell%20Evans%201200%20x630%20eJourney%20Banner.jpg?itok=jGSKy7BN)
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Thursday, April 13, 2023
My Journey with Epilepsy
My life with epilepsy has been very interesting. I was not diagnosed until I was 20 years old and, I had never heard of the condition. I was lost. I...
![Sue Seserman is sharing her eJourney about how epilepsy lead her to write a graphic novel](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2023-03/Sue%20Seserman%201200x630%20eJourney%20Banner.jpg?itok=6LGONgCR)
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Thursday, March 30, 2023
From Donuts to "Epilectra"
Every 20 years or so, I’m diagnosed with a different autoimmune disorder. At 8, it was Hashimoto’s Disease (hypothyroidism). At 30, type 1 diabetes...
![Sadie is sharing her eJourney about how she is increasing awareness of epilepsy and seizures in Arkansas](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2023-03/Sadie%20Kirk%20eJourney%201200x630%20Banner.jpg?itok=raNvZ1vS)
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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...
![John is sharing his eJourney about living with epilepsy since childhood](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2023-02/John%20Walton%201200x630%20eJourney%20Banner.jpg?itok=xqAg6UdT)
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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...
![Gracie is sharing how her epilepsy journey has given her a greater purpose](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2023-01/eJourney%20Banner%20for%20Gracie%20Taliaferro%201200x630.jpg?itok=LYgtrkaE)
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Epilepsy Has Given Me a Greater Purpose
Boom! Lightning struck inside my brain on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at 10:38 a.m. The forecast predicted high electrical neuron activity, but I was...
![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...
![Jennifer is sharing her eJourney to spread awareness about epilepsy](/sites/default/files/styles/stories_285x200/public/2022-12/Jennifer%20Thul%201200x630%20eJourney%20Banner.jpg?itok=n8fWfW87)
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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...