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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hello friends & Happy Friday! Can you believe we’re well into AUGUST already? Where has this year gone? I am starting to see more & more of my friends posting their “final vacation of the summer” pics. Shoot, even seeing kiddos back to school pictures too! Is this giving anyone else the end of summer blues??? […]
California Ashley Garcia – CA My name is Ashley Garcia. I am a 23 year old student from CA. I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 13, and have been seizure free for 4 years. I became involved with My Epilepsy Story because I believe it plays a vital role in helping women realize […]