Secondary Epilepsy
“Because I love you, because I care for you, because I know what you endure… you will never endure alone.” – Chris Kairos December 11, 2008, what seemed like a normal day, while at work, I received a call that…
How to Beat the Heat Living with Epilepsy
“‘Cause a little bit of summer is what the whole year is all about.” – John Mayer What do you think of when you hear the word “summer”? Vacation, flip-flops, the beach, napping all afternoon in the hammock, fresh squeezed…
What NOT To Do When Living With Epilepsy
Living with epilepsy, I often reflect on new and different ways to embrace the reality of my condition. Over the course of a decade, I’ve pursued and pocketed different suggestions for what to do, whether it be a new medication…
Life With Epilepsy In Public
“Do you know where you are?” “Can you tell me who the President is?” These are examples of questions I have been asked when I find myself uncomfortably lying on the floor in a public area. My brain is…
How To Love Yourself Despite Epilepsy
When epilepsy enters into your life, it can take a massive shot at your self-esteem. You’re not able to do certain things you once could do, you’ve got to rely on others for help, the medications that you take have…
5 Things That Help Me During A Seizure Setback
In the ten years that I have lived with epilepsy and experienced seizures, I can’t tell you just how many seizures have pained me, drained me, and unplugged me from every day activities. Below, I’m going to share with you…
7 THINGS YOU CAN LEARN FROM SOMEONE LIVING WITH EPILEPSY
I often reflect back on times in which I would say to my husband or to family that they would never understand what I was going through because they were not living my condition. They were not walking the road…
How To Exercise While Living With Epilepsy
This is a topic that many people have reached out to me in regards to and as someone who avidly takes part in exercise, I find it beneficial and very important to break it down to get the greatest information…
Epilepsy & That Time Of The Month
Yep. I’m going there. That awkward, not-often talked about subject coupled with epilepsy. First thing’s first. That time of the month sucks. An unwelcome guest that barges in and makes itself home every month, with us ladies. Sometimes we feel…
10 Things I Don’t Do While Living With Epilepsy
Out of the corner of my eye, I see the minutes pass by, I flip the calendar to a brand new month, watching the seasons change. Leaves fall and dance in the wind, followed by snowflakes slowly floating to the…
4 Things People With Epilepsy Want You To Know
Epilepsy can intrude into anyone’s life, at any time. Millions of men, women and children battle this selfish and rather challenging condition every single day. All of us diagnosed are on the same journey with different stories to tell. Pages…
5 Things To Remember When Being A Spouse With Epilepsy
The Epilepsy Condition Living with epilepsy and learning to manage the condition is not only challenging, it can be overwhelming at times. The trials that we face can range from living a chaotic life, living with uncertainty as to the…
Five Things To Do Everyday When Living with Epilepsy
I have lived with epilepsy for nearly a decade now. Wow, how fast time goes. Time opens your eyes and imparts wisdom, if you let it. Epilepsy is a complex condition. Testing all who are affected, physically, mentally and emotionally,…
Epilepsy Quirks
Since my epilepsy diagnosis, a stone’s throw away from a decade, the journey hasn’t always been without its stumbles and trials. Regardless, I’ve learned quite a bit throughout these years. In having developed a tougher skin, absorbing wisdom and learning…
What Gives Me Peace
A heart at peace, gives life to the body. – Proverbs 14:30 I didn’t expect a lifequake. One hiccup at sixteen years old having had a grand mal seizure, however most of my life, my stride was smooth sailing without…
Thanks, Epilepsy!
It’s hard to imagine thanking anything or anyone that has barged into your life unexpected and flipped it entirely upside down. Stirring your emotions in a tornadic way. Leaving you with many uncertainties and feelings of worry or fear. Almost…
