In our Triggers episode last season, we covered many common Triggers that affect our Epilepsy community. In this episode, we provide tools anyone can use to discover which Triggers affect their seizures. It often feels that there are thousands of possible Triggers for our seizures. Discovering which Triggers affect your Read more…
A recurring theme in my book “Sacred Lives: the history, cultural associations and social impact of epilepsy” is the relative invisibility of contemporary “celebrities” to champion their epilepsy and its cause. We should celebrate those who have been prepared to do so but also ask ourselves why their numbers are Read more…
In this episode, we argue that Caretakers (or carers) deserve the right to be full-fledged members in our Epilepsy Community. While we can never truly describe what a seizure feels like to a person who has never had one, carers (and especially Carers of small children) can tell anyone what Read more…
Every country (and state) treats Cannabis (or medical marijuana) differently. This has led to many questions from many people in our Epilepsy community regarding the potential use and efficacy of cannabis to reduce our seizures. In this episode, we try to clear up questions regarding cannabis and its future in Read more…
Welcome back to Season 2. In this episode, our host, David Clifford, walks through the vision for the newest season of the Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast. We’re looking to help even more people this year by providing content targeted to a wider audience. Can you help us by providing a Read more…
My daughter, Vivien, started having seizures at the age of two. My wife and I were crushed. Our sweet child didn’t deserve to have Epilepsy. No one deserves to have Epilepsy. It took many years for doctors to figure out that she had suffered a fetal stroke. Her brain did Read more…