Epilepsy
Meet Lauren: A Neuroscience Nurse Who Also Has Convulsive Syncope and Epilepsy
In 2016, I found myself dealing with some weird nerve symptoms that would not let up. I tried to explain it to my loved ones, but I couldn’t find the words. It was so odd to me since I am always...
Read moreCorona Fire Utilizes MyID to Save Lives
CORONA, CA– Corona Fire Department’s partnership with the MyID Medical Profile Program had its first success story by providing our first responders medical information instantaneously for a seizin...
Read morePersonal Stories: Freya - Sunshine and Miracle
Freya Booker born 21st of May 2011, and is our little Sunshine and Miracle. Freya was born premature (8.2 weeks) and had surgery on the brain the day after. She has an undiagnosed brain disease wi...
Read moreWhat it's like living with epilepsy is very hard. At first I didn't understand what my fiancé was going through. When my son was 1 month old, we were sitting on the bed. She had Rauji our 1 month ...
Read moreMy name is Jennifer Lindley. When I was 10 moths old I got meningitis. It was by luck that the doctor that I had knew what he was looking at, because he had lost someone else to it. As I was livin...
Read moreOn Saturday, August 29th 2015, Anthony "Superman AJ" , suffered a seizure while bathing, he was rescued by his little brother and given CPR by mom until the arrival of City of Sunrise Fire Resc...
Read moreI was diagnosed with idiopathic generalized epilepsy in May 2013. I was never involved in the community until I wrote a personal essay for Cosmopolitan magazine about what it's like to be a twentys...
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Our daughter Genevieve (Genny) Barbour has intractable epilepsy and autism spectrum disorder. Her condition began with infantile spasms, which presented at 3 months of age. She is now 16 years ol...
Read moreI was diagnosed with Epilepsy 15 years ago. During that time I have had over 5,000 seizures and I am taking 5 types of seizure drugs. I went through a difficult time dealing with the depression o...
Read moreAt 17 years old I have been diagnosed with epilepsy. I feel like it would be a great opportunity to let people hear about my condition, and to really express myself to the community. People with e...
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