Derra Howard

Living with epilepsy has been a journey filled with twists and turns, and the quest for the right medication is a delicate dance between hope and uncertainty. Recently, I made...

A few years ago, I went to the doctor to see if I qualified for epilepsy surgery. I stayed in the hospital over 2 weeks. I did not qualify because...

Having side effects with any medication is inevitable unless you luck out. However, my medications really didn't start to give me any issues, per se. It was the long-term side...

Embarking on a transformative journey with the Epilepsy Foundation of America and the Public Health Institute in Atlanta, my mission was clear: to enhance seizure safety awareness within law enforcement...

A few years ago (in 2018), I tried to get off of phenobarbital with another doctor. However, it was a frightening experience for me and my family. My doctor at...

I was rushing down the stairs at my apartment complex and had a seizure. Mind you all, I live on the third floor of my apartment complex. I never thought...

For this year's Essence Festival of the Culture, I was able to have my first vendor booth for my epilepsy nonprofit, the Saving Grace Epilepsy Foundation. The Essence Festival is...

It is important for me to take my epilepsy medication. If I did not take my medication, I would open the door for me to have a breakthrough seizure. When...

Dating with epilepsy can really be hard to maneuver at times. For some people, it can be a dealbreaker, and that's okay. However, if you meet the right person and...

As a child, I started having seizures. I would have an absence seizure first, then a tonic-clonic seizure afterward. Now, as an adult, I have absence seizures often without the tonic-clonic...

Some may ask how I know when I had a seizure in my sleep. Honestly, I wake up with war wounds. I usually wake up feeling extremely tired, even though...

I am more than my epilepsy because I have so much more to do... And I won't let my epilepsy stop me from doing it! Check out my video message...

April Rose Gabrielli is a pop musician and singer who released a song to spread epilepsy awareness titled "I Woke Up Alive." In November 2020, April experienced her first seizures...

Epilepsy has been a part of my life since the age of 9 years old. Unfortunately, I often didn't know how to feel when a seizure would occur. It left me feeling...

Dating is a task within itself. I had been seizure-free for 3 years, up until recently. To be honest, epilepsy has been my little dark secret. The thing that I...

Epilepsy is often overlooked and not talked about. Yet, it is a very common disorder around the world. First things first, what is epilepsy? It's a disorder that causes seizures...