Taking care of others has always been strong personality traits instilled in me by watching my mother do the same for her family. Transferring that quality to becoming a doctor and providing care for others is due to the nurturing of my father. My journey into medicine started young and I cannot imagine any other […]
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Managing Your Epilepsy & Tracking Your Seizures
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Nov
Nov
On our series to EMPOWER Women and Girls Living with Epilepsy, today we hear from Robert Moss, Co-Founder of SeizureTracker.com on: Managing your Epilepsy & Tracking your Seizures Robert Moss knows first hand how it feels to have a child with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Epilepsy. It was the helplessness he felt in his own situation […]
19
Nov
Nov
My name is Tiffany. I’ve lived with epilepsy for over 10 years, having survived a seizure-car crash. I’d been married for only four months at this time. After diagnosis, I had to stop working, my husband and I lost our home, and had to begin our lives all over again. Inspired by this tragedy, we […]
12
Nov
Nov
With November being “National Epilepsy Awareness Month” I thought now would be an appropriate time to put something out there about the invisible disability that I have lived with for about 10 years. Until earlier this year when Disney’s young adult actor, Cameron Boyce, passed away in his sleep from a seizure, epilepsy hasn’t gotten […]
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Oct
Oct
My story with epilepsy began right after my daughter turned two years old. She suddenly started turning blue, staring, and became lethargic. Over six months of testing, the episodes went from once every two weeks to 9 per day. Leighanne’s seizures presented as several other serious health problems, so it wasn’t until a scheduled inpatient […]
17
Oct
Oct
My epilepsy story didn’t start until 2012. At that time, I had my first seizure, but did not know it was a seizure. About 2 weeks later, I had 2 more seizures within a few days of each other. One was a deja vu experience and the other was a loss of time experience. Now […]
09
Oct
Oct
My name is Betty and I have had epilepsy since I was 2 years old. I was not allowed to do anything because of my epilepsy, so it made me feel locked up. I went through school in special classes and made it through getting my high school diploma. When I was 17 years old, […]
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Sep
Sep
My name is Rachel and I am from Louisiana. I was diagnosed with Epilepsy in January of 2015. I was 26 years old at the time. It started one afternoon in January when I came home from work and my 2 year old was sick. My Dad cooked dinner that night, and my Mom was […]
17
Sep
Sep
When I was in 8th grade I had my first seizure. After not being able to see and then losing all motor skills, my feet were shaking and I was internally yelling at myself to stop this nonsense and not cause a scene. I then woke up on the floor surrounded by my mom and paramedics. I […]
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Aug
Aug
BACK to SCHOOL TIPS from MES! Yes, Folks, it’s that time of year again…so here are 10 tips to help prepare your child and yourself for the upcoming school year! Set your kids sleep schedule back ‘to school time’ two weeks before the first day so that they can get into the school […]