Hi my name is Olivia I am currently 18 years old I had my first seizure at 9 years at first the doctors thought it was from a high fever after an illness, but a few months later I had another one. At that time we went to a neurologist and did the EEG and MRI’s the results were inconclusive. The doctor started me on an anti seizure medication trileptal I think as the years passed they raised the levels at one point i was on 2400 mg a day then the seizures became more frequent and seemed to be not controlled by meds any more At the age of about 15 my parents got me to a new Neurologist that did long term EEG test and MRI’s they switched my meds to a new kind that seems to be helping iu have maybe 1 seizure a month now and have had them at work the last time i split my head open and had to get 4 staples. Finding a cure for Epilepsy would give me back my life I cant drive a car, I hardly ever leave the house I live in constant fear. I just want to be a normal teenage. I have a hard time in school with the memory loss and brain fog. I have had students record me having a clonic tonic seizure and post on social media I have seen myself on the floor seizing.