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…
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…
When my daughter, Vivien, went a year without having seizures, my wife and I searched for extracurricular activities. Vivien tried several sports but enjoyed swimming the most. We just wanted her to have some normalcy. There were limited places near our home that offered swimming. The one that looked good Read more…
I would like to thank everyone who read my last blog. I truly appreciate everyone’s comments. My intention was not to upset anyone but apparently, that’s what I did. I knew someone would be angry, but I decided that it needed to be said. Maybe I wasn’t clear enough. I 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…
“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…
My daughter started having seizures at the age of two. My wife and I were told by her doctor to contact the Epilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles if we had any questions. Most people are not aware that there are several Epilepsy Foundations. Some are bigger than others. Each state Read more…
In this episode, we continue our Stigma series to talk through the different types of people that we often encounter when trying to fight against Stigma and give advice on how best to interact with them. Each person is different of course, but we often find that that there are Read more…
In this episode, our host and longtime intractable epilepsy sufferer, David Clifford takes us back to 1983 to tell a story of when his own stigma against others changed the path of his own life. So pop your collar and grab your jellies, because we’re in for an awesome ride. Read more…
I was talking to my mate, G. and he said, do you wanna hear something strange, Goldilocks? Well, I thought. What girl doesn’t want to do something, see something or hear something strange? And, he said: ‘we met about 5 years ago, yet I’ve known you for longer than you’ve Read more…