My Beautiful 12-Year-Old Daughter That Is an Epilepsy WarriorHi, I'm Miyah's mom. She is 12 years old and was diagnosed with generalized tonic clonic seizures and myoclonic absence seizures 3 years ago. Blinking lights and those school lights... By CommunityMembera10ae61 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Choosing PositivityI first started having petit mal seizures in 1970 when I had 3 major head injuries in a matter of 3 months. At first they were diagnosed as frontal lobe... By CommunityMemberf690d52 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Julie's Epilepsy StoryI got diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 1 and an half years old. I am still dealing with seizures and I am almost 36 years old. It has impacted... By CommunityMemberddab5a1 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Finally Diagnosed with EpilepsyI was finally diagnosed at the age of 29 after being passed along from doctor to doctor since I was at least 15 years old due to the fact most... By CommunityMembereb89af1 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Epilepsy Since a ToddlerI had epilepsy since I was 2 years old, but everyone including doctors thought they were panic attacks. They would come and go every other year and would stay for... By CommunityMemberfeb75d2 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
36 and Diagnosed With EpilepsyAt 36 my husband kept telling me: "something is wrong you keep staring off and can't respond." I told him he was crazy, that I was fine and that didn't... By CommunityMember580a681 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
One Step at a Time as a Mom With EpilepsyI was diagnosed with epilepsy at 19 and in an instant my life changed. Simple things like birth control, etc., now had to be a thoroughly thought-out process. So when... By CommunityMember77f2a93 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Receiving Acknowledgment From the Outside World About EpilepsyI hate it when my husband and I go shopping. Especially around the holidays... My husband will tell me there is flashing lights ahead. However, in the outside world, that's... By CommunityMember468b171 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Trying to surviveI’ve had epilepsy since I was 5 years old. I was on tegretol up until I was 10 years old then taken off of it because I wasn’t showing any... By LindieDawn6 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
A Bit About Me...My name is Esmeralda, and I've had epilepsy since is was 14 years old. I've basically been living with this terminal disease for 10 years now. I have grand mal... By Esme2 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Averys Fight With Glycine encephalopathy (GCE)/ Nonketotic hyperglycinemiaAvery has Glycine encephalopathy (GCE) or nonketotic hyperglycinemia is an inborn error of glycine metabolism, inherited in an autosomal recessive manner due to a defect in her GLDC gene in... By AndieN7772 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Is it "just" epilepsy?I was 16 years old when I had my first grand mal seizure. I was asleep in my bed and felt a strange sort of pressure on my right side... By GabbyFormicaHU2 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Welcome to EpilepsyDisease.com StoriesAt EpilepsyDisease.com, we believe that we are stronger together than we are alone. Living with or caring for someone with epilepsy can be a challenge, but the more we share... By Editorial Team1 min readBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
