Megan, 16, USA
I'm Megan and I'm now sixteen years old from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. I was diagnosed on January 1st, 2013 with Juvenile Myoclonic...
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Samuel, 25, USA
My name is Samuel and I was diagnosed with Epilepsy in 2004 and ever since then my life and my family life has changed. Since I am horrid...
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Holly, 23, USA
Hi everyone! My name is Holly. I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 2 years old. For most of my life, my epilepsy was under control....
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Rick, 46, USA
I can't remember my first seizure or even being told I have epilepsy. Being diagnosed with epilepsy a few weeks after being born spared...
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Iliana, 24, USA
May 30th, 2007 was my last day as a "normal" person. ​ The next day early morning, I was diagnosed with epilepsy after a cluster of...
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Anna (story told by mom), Finland
In June, 2004, Anna (6 years) dreamed of becoming a dancer or a famous rock-star. In July, Anna had her first seizure, stopped breathing...
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Christian, 18, USA
I started having a strange tingling sensation in my right hand and arm in the 7th grade. I thought nothing of it. ​ As the years went by...
Daniel, 47, UK
I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2012. I had 2 tonic clonic seizures in the space of 6 months. I've been fortunate to have found...
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Nicole, 30, UK
Hi, I’m Nicole. I recently turned 30 and I have photo-sensitive epilepsy...my, my that sounds like a terrible opening line to an online...
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Lesley, 56, South Africa
I lived in Zimbabwe, was a Springboard Diving & Swimming Champion and hit a diving board at the age of fourteen. ​ I was diagnosed with...