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…
My Light bulb Moment Inspired Me To Stop Hiding My Epilepsy
There are times where I shove my thoughts and my pain down. Hide them behind a thick tall impenetrable wall. I’ve had a lifetime of practice. You may come across people who are generally nervous, uncomfortable, unsure of what to…
Why You Should Share Your Story About Living With Epilepsy
Living with epilepsy is a challenging, rocky and trial-filled journey. However, epilepsy doesn’t hold the power over you in the palm of its hand unless you place it there. Each person’s journey is unique though there are similarities to be…
Not According To Plan
“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” – Leo Tolstoy I tucked myself into bed after a long and tedious sixteen year old, Jr. High School day. Drifting and floating thoughts of the following day. Schoolwork, teachers, friends,…
When Medication Stops, The Fight Doesn’t Stop
Diagnosed with epilepsy in 2008, I will have been living with epilepsy eight years. In 2002, I was met with my very first grand mal seizure at the age of sixteen. Placed on two different types of medication for a…
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.…
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…
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…
A Letter To Hollywood About Epilepsy
It all happens so fast. If I even remember it happening at all. My vision blurs like a smear of clouds and the smallest glimpses of clear vision. Like pieces of broken glass. For a brief moment I hear my…
Refractory Epilepsy Only Motivates Me
Yesterday, I endured a series of tests to determine the location of where my seizures are coming from and determine if I may be a candidate for surgery. After which, I packed my things with my husband and my neurologist…
Lessons Learned From Epilepsy
It took a crash. A what could have been a fatal car crash and the diagnosis of epilepsy in order to open my eyes. To assess my entire life. The life that I had been currently living. The habits that…
Why I Am Open About My Epilepsy
There is still to this day such a stigma attached to the condition of epilepsy. It is viewed at as a literal disease by some. Something that you can catch if you come in physical contact with the person who…
From Setback To Comeback
“Every setback leaves behind a path to make your comeback.” When we become diagnosed with epilepsy, our very first thought as patients, as parents of a loved one with epilepsy, as a spouse of the one we love with epilepsy,…
Epilepsy In The Family
“Family: Where life begins and love never ends.” – Unknown When epilepsy makes an unexpected crash landing into the life of a family member, it causes a ripple effect and the entire family is affected. Epilepsy doesn’t just affect the…
Epilepsy & Laughter: RX For Humor
“Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” Lord Byron In the very beginning of my journey of my epilepsy diagnosis, I was overwhelmed with many emotions. We as an entire family were. Fear, worry, confusion even frustration at…
Positive Affirmations To Rise Above Epilepsy
“Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.” Collecting positive thoughts and affirmations, and storing them in your mind, like a mental bookshelf, is an absolutely excellent idea for…
