The Right Thing To Do: Thank You Tim Tebow
“In my opinion it’s not even a choice. It’s the right thing to do. It’s what you’re supposed to do, in my opinion, and in those moments be there for people to help people because there’s not a bigger, better,…
What Epilepsy Did
Along my epilepsy journey, I’d come across a profound poem that most know of, titled “What Cancer Cannot Do.” This powerful poem proclaims statements such as, “it cannot silence courage,” “it cannot destroy peace,” “it cannot shatter hope.” This had…
Suicide and Epilepsy: Thought That, Overcame That.
More people in the world die from suicide than by war and murder combined. That is a chilling fact to behold. When I was diagnosed with epilepsy almost ten years ago, an unsettling sea of emotions whirled about within me.…
I Have Epilepsy and It’s Okay
When an unfortunate circumstance barges into our lives, by instinct a lot of us are flooded with emotions of panic, worry, anger, frustration, even depression. Swept off of our feet by unpleasant feelings. Taken by the hand, we do the…
Miracles Within Epilepsy
A miracle is defined as: An event that is considered to be the work of God. In looking at the title of my article here, some might be thinking, “What miracles could possibly be extracted from having seizures or being…
When I Feel Embarrassed After A Seizure
In the almost ten years that I’ve lived with epilepsy, I have experienced thousands of seizures. Seizures in the comfort of my own home with my husband to protect me, seizures all alone with no way to cry out for…
Down I Go Up I Will Rise
In public, all alone, among family, my significant other, among friends, I have had the rug pulled out from under me unaware and prepared at the hands of seizures thousands of times. Epilepsy doesn’t have a schedule or doesn’t work…
I Looked Back
Oftentimes, you hear the quote, Don’t look back, you’re not going that way. Which is a wise and honorable quote. However, I’ve learned a few things in looking back. Looking back is good so long as you….Don’t keep your focus…
Beyond The Physical Effects: Epilepsy
Many people that are unfamiliar first-hand with the neurological condition epilepsy, believe that a person who has epilepsy or seizures, solely experience the event, recovers, returns to taking anti-seizure medication(s), perhaps a doctors visit here and there, and life goes…
Living With Epilepsy and the Battle Against Suicide
“Hope is a necessity for normal life and the major weapon against the suicide impulse.” – Karl A. Menninger Epilepsy and the risk of suicide is a serious matter. I didn’t grasp the full scope of the severity of the…
Surge Of Electricity: Epilepsy
“Everything we do, every thought we’ve ever had, is produced by the human brain. But exactly how it operates remains one of the biggest unsolved mysteries, and it seems the more we probe its secrets, the more surprises we find.”…
6 Things About Having Epilepsy That Aren’t Terrible, Horrible, No Good.
There happens to be this common misconception among some of those who battle epilepsy that, the moment the condition has tipped its hat to your brain and your life, that life is going to be terrible, horrible, no good. Life…
Dear Epilepsy, You Lose
You strutted into my life unwelcome acting like a rock star. Taking center stage within my brain. Shocking and stunning my body whenever you felt the urge. I experience a surge of electricity that drains me. Yeah, at first I…
What I Didn’t Expect To Receive From Epilepsy
Hearing what the doctor had to say regarding what I could expect living with epilepsy for the foreseeable future, participating in countless tests and hospital stays, going through the motions as I climbed up the mountain of milestones only to…
Blessed: My Epilepsy Story
Blessed. The greatest word to describe how I feel in reflecting about this. Incredibly blessed. I became empowered to advocate for the medical condition that had inflicted my life and the lives of all of the people who love and…
It’s Not The End Of My Story
I remember so vividly. Waiting anxiously in the room with my husband for the doctor to come in to discuss my tests. The ticking of the clock seemed more intense than usual. Like the sound of echoing thunder and I…
