Category Archives: Living With Epilepsy
Time Change and Epilepsy
Most people with kids don’t like the time change. I am included in that because it throws off kid’s schedules and takes a few days for them to adjust. There is another reason, though, that I don’t like the time
Seizure Monitors
Seizure Monitors How do you choose a seizure monitor? Is a seizure monitor even necessary? What is a seizure monitor anyway? These are questions that the parents of epileptic children frequently ask. So what are the answers to these questions?
Just another trip
I had to go to Cincinnati Children’s hospital today to discuss Lorianna and what we want to get out of this next neuropsychological testing session. For me, it was just another day, just another trip. Lorianna didn’t really understand why
Epilepsy and sports
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Schools and epilepsy
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About epilepsy and how it affects a family
This post may contain affiliate links and we may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes seizures. It affects approximately 65 million people worldwide. So how
Surgery
This post may contain affiliate links and we may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. The decision to put a VNS into Lorianna was made. The meeting with the surgical team went
Meeting Epilepsy for the first time and diagnosis trouble
This post may contain affiliate links and we may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Lorianna had her first seizure a few days before she turned 3 years old. At the time
Meet Lorianna
This post may contain affiliate links and we may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Lorianna is 10 years old and epileptic. She had her first seizure a few days before she