Because I have had epilepsy for 15 years, I know that having intractable epilepsy, or really any type of epilepsy is debilitating. It is a loss of control of the one thing you were promised to have control over: your body. You have a seizure, you take medicine, you have Read more…
I love words. I find it interesting how our chosen lifestyles, our culture/religion, our environment and what life throws at us creates the landscape of our individual vernacular. I love the fascinating way children learn language, how their interests drive their ever growing vocabulary. I’m not good at learning new Read more…
There are so many people that contributed at multiple levels to make Brain Ablaze’s inaugural year so remarkable. We just want to take a moment to say, “Thank You!”. Here are just a few that made the tip-top of the list in no particular order. Jo Mackenzie Jo is Brain Read more…
We at Brain Ablaze are not medical professionals. Instead, we rely on Seizure First Aid information from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, or the CDC. Here’s an overview of what they have on their site, Seizure first aid is critically important because of just how often seizures occur. Read more…
This article was originally posted on Instagram. Thirty years ago, for Halloween 1990, I was a Dead Punk Bride. I wasn’t much of a drinker but that night I had two mixed drinks. The next morning I had my first seizure. I was 21 years old, barely an adult. Five Read more…
In our third (and last) episode in this series on careers, we argue that Epilepsy shouldn’t stop any of us from having a meaningful career that we also love. There are plenty of careers that just don’t seem a great fit for people with Epilepsy, but that doesn’t mean there Read more…
Have you ever wanted your name in lights or everyone to recognize you when you walk down the street? Unfortunately, we can’t deliver either. However, we can immortalize your words in a shirt (and other products) in our store. In celebration of Epilepsy Awareness Month, Novela Neurotech is offering a Read more…