In this episode, our host, David Clifford, walks through the events leading up to his neurosurgery in 2017. This is part one of a two-part series. Make sure that you listen to 020: The Recovery to learn the whole story. Neurosurgery is often the last resort for people of epilepsy Read more…
I’m Goldilocks (every now and then I become Epilepsy Goldilocks); I’m a Superhero; and I’m also a VNS robot. I’d not even heard of a Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) until a bitterly cold, snowy day in London, February 2018. I was at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) Read more…
Jump to the Episode Our host, David Clifford, walks through what he has learned living with intractable epilepsy for more than a quarter of a century. Approximately, 70% of people with epilepsy effectively control their Epilepsy through medication. For the rest, medication has little to no effect. Our host refers Read more…
Every superhero often finds their superpowers, in some ways, work against them. So, I’m just going to come right out and say it, at times epilepsy really sucks. There, it’s done. But it’s most definitely not over. If it was, I’ve just written the world’s shortest blog post (well, it’s Read more…
Our host, David Clifford, talks through how Epilepsy is related to Traumatic Brain Injury including an injury he suffered in a car accident in his teens. This is the video that inspired this episode, where a New York City Police Officer throws a young girl to the ground for her Read more…
When I think of Goldilocks, I think of the golden-haired-furniture-destroying-burglar from the fairy story who wasn’t prepared to settle. When Papa Bear’s porridge wasn’t for her, she moved onto Mama Bear’s. When she found that not exactly to her taste, she abandoned it mid-spoonful, and moved onto Baby Bear’s porridge. Read more…
I woke up this morning with a headache, it wasn’t a big deal and it went away after I took regular, straightforward over-the-counter painkillers. When I showered, I found a very tender, and extremely large bump on the back of my head. Immediately I started joining dots together and the Read more…