Reaction to EpilepsyDear Liddie, I have had epilepsy since I was 6.5 years old. In Ohio and PA-Nursing School Directors turned me down when I applied to their nursing school-they took my...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingSide EffectsWork & Employment
Anyone else tired of losing teeth from grinding them during a seizure or worse biting through your tongue?The pain of it or worse explaining to others why you have missing teeth or can hardly talk after biting through your tongue Ouch!!!...Reactions0reactionsComments13 repliesCoping
God's graceThis has been a journey for me. I have yet to learn all I need to about epilepsy but what I do know I refuse to not live and do...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAwarenessCopingDiagnosis
How do you guys recover from a seizure ? is it rest? being productive ?Well, last Saturday, I had a seizure. After 4-6 months of being episode free, I was celebrating just a little bit; I've been working to stay alive, having a balance...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesCopingSide EffectsTips & Advice
She has Sparks in her Brain and Love in her HeartI was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2003 when I was 13 years old. The past 9 years I was on a medication that didn’t control my seizures well, but allowed...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesAwarenessCopingDiagnosis
Tbi and epilepsy…Anyone have tbi and develop epilepsy after? Where you feel like you become someone else. You think you’re crazy all the time and you think you’re seizures are all in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCognitive IssuesDiagnosisCoping
Welcoming my 40's with epilepsyI started all of this, out of nowhere, at the age of about 39. My first doctor told me, after a night of 7 terrible seizures, that it was all...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCopingDiagnosisSeizures
TbiHi community! I never had seizures as a kid but in my late forties I started having them at work I thought it was stressed related but now fifty I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesCognitive IssuesCopingSeizures
Words of EncouragementThe importance of community connection and encouragement in dealing with epilepsy is well known, so please share with us: If you had one word of encouragement to give to those...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesTips & AdviceAwarenessCoping
Thoughts on Epilepsy and datingWhat are ways you guys maintain an active dating life while your seizures are active?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTips & AdviceCopingSeizures