You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ~Eleanor Roosevelt A Facebook friend posted this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt this evening….I have really reflected on this quote. I look at everything that we have gone through with Samuel and I know that we […]
23
Aug
Aug
Well these past few weeks have been extremely full…..A close friend died and left behind his amazing wife and two beautiful children. I will begin to go back to the gym as the person who was “not so nice” to Samuel is no longer working there. I sit and ponder about when is the right […]
This past week has been very busy. When I went to exercise at the gym for the first time I was excited. The kids were all ready to go and were ready to meet new people. As I dropped them off at their classes David (2) was a little unsure but decided to give it […]
Lately I have been blessed to meet some wonderful mothers that give me inspiration. As I sit and listen to these mothers talk about their children and the challenges they continue to face living with epilepsy, I am inspired…. These mothers give of themselves tirelessly everyday to make sure their children continue to progress in […]
There has been much discussion lately in regards to finding a cure for epilepsy. Some people believe that it is taking away from therapy treatments for patients with epilepsy. As a person who has lived with epilepsy for 20 years, I want a cure for this. I realize that I am in the lucky group […]
As I finally sit here to write for the first time since attending Baby Cece’s visitation, words cannot even begin to describe the pain I saw in her parents eyes……My heart aches for Lacey and Jim as they begin to somehow try to move forward with their lives. While on my way over to the […]
It is with great sadness to say that little Cece died late last night…..This sweet little baby that I had the chance to meet for only a little while has left this earth. As I sit here and process this I think of her parents and the longing they must have to hold their only […]
Last night I had the chance to meet sweet Cece…This sweet little baby suffers from epilepsy. Last night as I stood at the foot of her crib at the hospital and met her parents, my eyes seemed to keep focusing on her. As I listened to her mother tell of what Cece has been going […]
At the age of 15 I had a seizure and I was wondering what my life would hold. I didn’t want anyone to know that I had epilepsy. I thought would I become one of those kids in the “special” class and would people see me as different? So young and so uninformed on epilepsy, […]
After much thought and consideration my journey begins as I share My Epilepsy Story…….