Having seizures in college and succeeding in college is a big juggling act. There is no doubt in my mind that people with epilepsy can go to college, and more than that, be successful in college. I am a full-time college student at the University of California, Davis, studying English Read more…
Catamenial epilepsy is a condition in which seizures are more likely to occur around the time of menstruation. There are three types of catamenial epilepsy, (C1), that occurs before a period begins, during ovulation (C2), and during the luteal phase, (C3), the time between the ovulation and the next period. Read more…
It could be argued I am a pretty fearless person. The medical examinations, treatments, and scrutiny that I have undergone for years has made me tougher and braver than most. I do not say this as a brag, I say this simply as an observation as I have grown up. Read more…
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…