Living with Epilepsy/Seizures

September 2008

• Epilepsy - by Jessica - (Tue, Sep 23 2008)
  I’m 15 years old and I’ve had epilepsy since the 5th grade. It has changed my life a great deal and there are some things that I can’t do because of it. [more..]
• overcome epilepsy - by CHRIS R. - (Wed, Sep 17 2008)
  I was born with epilepsy when I was 3 months old and i had it for 30years and then I recieved my miracle from god. I had a temproal lobectomy and it was a 13hour surgery and then in 2005 I had a little setback and was put on dilantin and no seizures [more..]
• Devastating impact to 75 year old due to medicine changes - by Linda - (Mon, Sep 15 2008)
  This story is about the serious impact to the physical and mental health of my 75 year-old Mother due to changes made to her seizure medicine. [more..]
• seizures worsened after nearly 2 years fit free - by A.J. - (Fri, Sep 05 2008)
  My daughter, who is 26 has hydrocephalus and epilepsy The latter has always been well controlled. After almost 2 years she suddenly had 48 hours of severe fitting, one after the other, dozens and dozens. [more..]
• not again - by Lisa P. - (Tue, Sep 02 2008)
  I got petite mal at the age of nine. i was not diagnosed until a couple years later when my seizure got worse. [more..]