I am 25 years old and didn’t realize that I have been having different types of seizures for the majority of my life. As a child I had a febrile seizure, heat stroke and suffered from migraines for my adolescent years, however I never went to a doctor and kept a lot to myself. Fathers […]

My daughter, Madison, began having seizures some time in December 2009, a couple of weeks before her 6th birthday. She has atypical absence epilepsy, so I was not sure what was happening with her, at first. She would bob her head and blank out. She would be completely unresponsive; then she would snap out of […]

Below is a short story that I wrote several years ago about my experiences to help inspire others in challenging situations. It includes experiences surrounding my epilepsy along with some other unique/challenging experiences that I have encountered. It would be an honor to share it with others on your website. Thank you for this opportunity. […]

Taking Control of My Health: I have had epilepsy from the age of 7. Throughout elementary, high school and even college I was embarrassed to reveal my condition to classmates or teachers. In junior high, I had to go to the office everyday at lunch to take my medication. After teasing from classmates, I made […]

What started out as outbursts of laughter for Emily ended up being epilepsy. I spoke to the nurse at her doctor’s office and she thought it was preteen hormones. One day Emily was at a friend’s house whose father is a doctor. He witnessed one of Emily’s laughing attacks. When we returned, he let me […]

I never knew much about epilepsy, still really don’t. Ryan, my 18 year old son, started having seizures a couple weeks after graduating from high school. He was out riding his bike one day and Bam it hit him, full on grand mal in the middle of the road. A friend and his 15 year […]