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Olivia S.
Will’s Story
My epilepsy story contains two very different neurological events. I was born in 1975 with a defect in my left […]
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Melissa’s Story
My name is Melissa. The day before my first day of high school, I had stayed up all night for […]
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Russell’s Story
Dear Health Care Professional, The care and information you provide people with epilepsy is critical. As a doctor, you are […]
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Todd’s Story
My name is Todd Teragawa. On November 6th, 2014 my brother Lonnie died of a grand mall seizure too young […]
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Aly’s Story
In March 2012 Aly was playing at school and fell off the Monkey Bars and hit her head and broke […]
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Angelica’s Story
When I was 9 years old I had my first seizure. I was sleeping when my younger sister saw me […]
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Jodi’s Story
Who is Nikolas Ortiz? Nikolas Ortiz was born in October of 2003. Nikolas is a fun, loving, thoughtful, and happy […]
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Spencer’s Story
Our son Spencer was born in 2008 as a full term healthy bundle of joy weighing in at 9 pounds […]
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Chelsea’s Story
My name is Chelsea. I’m 23 years old & a full time worker at a nursing home. I was born […]
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Meredith’s Story
My name is Meredith, I’m 27 living in SF working in retail ecommerce. I was diagnosed at the age of […]
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Chelsea’s Story
Hi my name is chelsea loh iam 30yrs old i started having seziures at 19 yrs old my experience me […]
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Renee’s Story
All I remember is coming to a green traffic light and then, all of a sudden, the next thing I […]
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Emily’s Story
I went through epilepsy from the time I was 8 until 17. After trying every type of seizure medicine, doing […]
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Van’s Story
Q: Tell us a bit about yourself and your epilepsy. A: I had my first seizure in Vietnam when I […]
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Shaun’s Story
There is hope. I lived without it for two decades until an unforseen turn of events gave me the chance […]
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Nicole’s Story
My daughter Sarah was exactly 5 months old when she had her first seizure, thankfully we were in the emergency […]
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Kathy’s Story
My story is about being a survivor. At the age of two I was adopted making no information available of […]
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Samantha’s Story
Hello, my name is Samantha i have MAE epilepsy i have had it my whole life i have been to […]
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Aaron’s Story
I am 25 years old and didn’t realize that I have been having different types of seizures for the majority […]
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Amy’s Story
My daughter, Madison, began having seizures some time in December 2009, a couple of weeks before her 6th birthday. She […]
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Stacie’s Story
Below is a short story that I wrote several years ago about my experiences to help inspire others in challenging […]
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Kerry’s Story
Taking Control of My Health: I have had epilepsy from the age of 7. Throughout elementary, high school and even […]
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Michelle’s Story
What started out as outbursts of laughter for Emily ended up being epilepsy. I spoke to the nurse at her […]
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Tami’s Story
I never knew much about epilepsy, still really dont. Ryan, my 18 year old son, started having seizures a couple […]
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Aimee’s Story
Our ride on this wild ride called Epilepsy began on February 21st 2004 when our 5 month old son began […]
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Bill’s Story
When I was three or four years old, I remember awaking to my parents rushing my sister to the Emergency […]
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Carolina’s Story
There was never a time when I thought I could be the next one to be affected by epilepsy. A […]
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