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When I first planned on writing this article I had every intention on speaking about how important it is to advocate for yourself and how that has been probably the...

Since 1969, the month of November has been named National Epilepsy Awareness Month by the Epilepsy Foundation. The color purple is symbolic of this awareness campaign. People who are diagnosed and...

If you have seizures, you know there can be many triggers. Triggers are things that can cause you to have a seizure. Some common triggers are: Stress can also be...

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...

I've been epileptic for 57 years, but it wasn't until social media blossomed that I came to know so many other people with epilepsy! It wasn't until the 21st century...

When my daughter was diagnosed at 6 months old with a rare form of epilepsy called infantile spasms, I knew very little about the disease. My ideas regarding epilepsy and...

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. In celebration of our community's incredible strength and resilience, we wanted to highlight all of the many things you are outside of your diagnosis. So...

The Epilepsy Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month, we are giving away an awareness prize pack to help you cope with...

Content Note: This article describes suicide and abuse. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources page. This year marked the 42nd year since...

Situations known as triggers can cause seizures in some epileptic people. Seizures can also occur in some people for unknown reasons. Individuals may have different triggers. I have now been...

Epilepsy can create barriers in life's daily activities – school, work, driving. But it also can create barriers in more "invisible" ways: in social interactions and dynamics. In the way...

There are plenty of people like me, who if they don't make a determined effort to laugh and mix with others, can easily feel themselves swapped into a cold, dark...

Let's talk about added sugar. Sugar is amazing! It has always been there for me. We've celebrated everything together. Birthdays. Graduations. Weddings. Game nights. We've relaxed together on hot summer...

I have been a writer for EpilepsyDisease.com for a couple of months, but endless hospital admissions kept me too busy to start writing. I'm currently pregnant and being very careful...

Seizures are caused by a sudden, brief change in the brain's electrical activity. People with epilepsy can have different seizure triggers. Some common triggers are: With cold and flu season...

I've constantly been on medications for the last 52 of my 59 years. With 20/20 hindsight, my epilepsy and my unemployability at the time were clearly a blessing because I...

Do you try to hide your epilepsy from your family, friends, or loved ones? Yes. I do hide my epilepsy auras. This is something that I frequently do. I do...

My first seizure jolted all 3 of my college roommates out of bed. Yelling, blood, and convulsions shocked and scared them because I had been a healthy college athlete up...

Early in my son's epilepsy diagnosis, I searched for ways to stop the myoclonic seizures that ravaged his body. He would have hundreds of small body twitches daily and I knew...

For the most part, I've always loved thunderstorms. Growing up in Minnesota, we would get some truly gorgeous storms. Arizona's monsoon season reminds me of Minnesota's spring. When I moved...