The Online Bereavement Support Group is designed to help families connect with others who have lost a loved one to epilepsy […]
Telephone Epilepsy Support Group The Telephone Support Group for parents and caregivers is currently suspended. We are seeking a new […]
Arcata Support Group When: 1st Tuesday @ 5:30-7 PM Where: Arcata Library Conference Room 500 7th Street, Arcata, CA 95521 Facilitator: Gabriel Brody […]
My epilepsy story contains two very different neurological events. I was born in 1975 with a defect in my left […]
My name is Melissa. The day before my first day of high school, I had stayed up all night for […]
Dear Health Care Professional, The care and information you provide people with epilepsy is critical. As a doctor, you are […]
My name is Todd Teragawa. On November 6th, 2014 my brother Lonnie died of a grand mall seizure too young […]
In March 2012 Aly was playing at school and fell off the Monkey Bars and hit her head and broke […]
When I was 9 years old I had my first seizure. I was sleeping when my younger sister saw me […]
Who is Nikolas Ortiz? Nikolas Ortiz was born in October of 2003. Nikolas is a fun, loving, thoughtful, and happy […]
Our son Spencer was born in 2008 as a full term healthy bundle of joy weighing in at 9 pounds […]
My name is Chelsea. I’m 23 years old & a full time worker at a nursing home. I was born […]
My name is Meredith, I’m 27 living in SF working in retail ecommerce. I was diagnosed at the age of […]
Hi my name is chelsea loh iam 30yrs old i started having seziures at 19 yrs old my experience me […]
I went through epilepsy from the time I was 8 until 17. After trying every type of seizure medicine, doing […]
Q: Tell us a bit about yourself and your epilepsy. A: I had my first seizure in Vietnam when I […]
There is hope. I lived without it for two decades until an unforseen turn of events gave me the chance […]
My daughter Sarah was exactly 5 months old when she had her first seizure, thankfully we were in the emergency […]
My story is about being a survivor. At the age of two I was adopted making no information available of […]
Hello, my name is Samantha i have MAE epilepsy i have had it my whole life i have been to […]
I am 25 years old and didn’t realize that I have been having different types of seizures for the majority […]
My daughter, Madison, began having seizures some time in December 2009, a couple of weeks before her 6th birthday. She […]
Below is a short story that I wrote several years ago about my experiences to help inspire others in challenging […]
Taking Control of My Health: I have had epilepsy from the age of 7. Throughout elementary, high school and even […]
What started out as outbursts of laughter for Emily ended up being epilepsy. I spoke to the nurse at her […]
I never knew much about epilepsy, still really dont. Ryan, my 18 year old son, started having seizures a couple […]
Our ride on this wild ride called Epilepsy began on February 21st 2004 when our 5 month old son began […]
When I was three or four years old, I remember awaking to my parents rushing my sister to the Emergency […]
There was never a time when I thought I could be the next one to be affected by epilepsy. A […]