Julie Julie's Story
Julie has had seizures at the Milwaukee Zoo. She’s had seizures at Disney World...
Adam Adam's Story
As Adam napped peacefully after a trip to the doctor..., I went for a run, unaware of how our lives were about to change...
Ian Ian's Story
Ian was precocious; there were no two ways around it. I tried to hide my pride, but....
Payton Payton's Story
On August 6, 2001, our little boy was born in conditions that were not optimal...
Carmita A Daughter's Story
It began with one terrifying phone call...
Katy Katy's Story
So many stories about epilepsy are so heart wrenching that I feel a twinge of guilt telling my story....
Susan Susan's Story
The morning after my only child Matthew was born, I had a stroke. To save my life, doctors performed emergency brain surgery...
Elizabeth Elizabeth's Story
I awoke feeling so proud on Elizabeth's 16th birthday. Despite being born severely disabled...
Rebecca Rebecca's Story
The other night... our 10-year-old daughter Rebecca had what we think was her 10,000th epileptic seizure...
Stacy Stacy's Story
For the rest of our lives, we will never forget February 2, 1999. It’s a day that forever changed our lives...
Chris Chris' Story
Our son Chris was a senior in college, ten weeks shy of graduation...
Gen Gen's Story
If you are reading this, it is probably because someone you love suffers from seizures...
Calvin Calvin's Story
The first time I laid eyes on my son Calvin he was twenty-one hours old....
Linnea Linnea's Story
I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 1999, halfway through my sophomore year of college...
Charlie Charlie's Story
For me, the hardest part of Charlie’s seizures was seeing his eyes. You don’t hear much about the eyes...
Gianna Gianna's Story
Initially we were told by the pediatrician that it was nothing—that she had simply been moving her eyes in an unusual way...
Lauren Lauren's Story
If I told you about the day our lives changed forever, when I found her lying blue and limp in her crib...
Evan Evan's Story
At 15 months, our son Evan was a typical child. Suddenly, that all changed...
Andrew Andrew's Story
Nothing prepares one for opening the bedroom door and finding their most beloved treasure gone....
Isabella & Stella Hope
My heart breaks, again, As a piece of glass shatters, fragments scatter,...
Michael Michael's Story
Before the age of two, Michael was developing normally. He was a happy, healthy toddler...
Pat Pat's Story
My husband Pat deployed to Iraq with the Arrowhead brigade in June 20...
Amanda Amanda's Story
The thing I remember most about Amanda’s epilepsy diagnosis is stepping outside the hospital doors one blue-skied summer day...
Savannah A Mother's Search
According to my records, I've witnessed 18,737 seizures - a remarkable number...
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