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…
In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month 2020, we are running virtual epilepsy support groups on Wednesdays throughout November. There are two different sessions one for the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT London) and another session later in the day for the Pacific Standard Timezone (PST Los Angeles) timezone. If you have Read more…
Have you ever asked, “When is the right time to tell a prospective employer about my Epilepsy?”. In this episode, our host, David Clifford, helps to answer that very question by telling the story of his worst technical interview experience. We know that covid-19 still ravishes economies around the world. Read more…
In this episode, we help you navigate the Reasonable Accommodations negotiation process by giving you tips regarding how to talk to your employer about your Epilepsy. When people with Epilepsy in the United States start a conversation about careers, one of the first things that will be mentioned is the Read more…
VNS or (Vagus Nerve Stimulation) can be a new tool for you to control your seizures. In this episode, we invite the author of Vivien’s Rain: My Daughter’s Battle With Epilepsy, Mike Knox, to the show to help us learn more about VNS and how VNS has changed his family’s Read more…
In this episode, we invite French Dietician Matthew Cress to the show to help clear up some of the questions that we have about the Ketogenic diet. Initially only reserved for people with intractable (or medical-resistant) Epilepsy, the Ketogenic diet is gaining popularity for all people with Epilepsy. The Ketogenic Read more…
In this episode, our host, David Clifford, tries to provide context around the statement that every person new to Epilepsy seems to make, “I just want a normal life!”. The process of adapting to Epilepsy is tough and often long. One thing that hinders us in the search for true Read more…
Comic books have always highlighted the underdog’s fight against a looming unclear villain and the plight of outcasts relentlessly working for acceptance. Would it really be a surprise to anyone that people with Epilepsy sprint to the art form? via GIPHY On this, National Comic Book Day, we wanted to Read more…
In this week’s episode, we invite Dr. Wesley Kerr, MD, PhD from the Neurology department at the University of California in Los Angeles onto the show to explain the finer details of Functional Seizures (or Dissociative Seizures). What are Functional (or Dissociative Seizures)? As Doctor Kerr described, one of the Read more…
“Oh My Gosh, my life with Seizures has been a roller coaster!” If you haven’t heard this metaphor before, just wait a few months. I promise you, you will. via GIPHY For those that have made this comparison, I ask, “Have you ever seen a person come off a roller Read more…