November is an important month, not because the holiday season starts soon or because we eat turkey, because it’s epilepsy awareness month. There are a lot of activities happening around the world to teach people about epilepsy and to help people who suffer from it.

I want to welcome November, like I always do, offering some information to help patients, family, friends or just by standers who can witness someone having a seizure. As I’ve mentioned before, a seizure can occur any time and anywhere to anybody and handling it correctly can save lives.

It’s not a matter of being a neurologist or having a medical degree, but keeping the person safe from hurting themselves or others. It is also important to understand that being space out may not really be spacing out but having an absent seizure because not all seizure are as dramatic as seen on TV and don’t always happen all of the sudden. There is a warning that something is coming, but you don’t always notice.

Seizures are always a new and unique experience but we must always be prepared, taking our medicine, sleeping well and avoiding activities that are a trigger.

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I’m an aspiring writer still looking for exactly what I want to write about, with a lot of creativity, imagination and desire to write. I studied Writing and Rhetoric at Syracuse University where I explored many different sides of writing through my classes and extracurricular activities in order to narrow my search for an identity as a writer. I have written for Citrus TV Noticias and La Voz magazine, both of which gave me the chance to explore different mediums in which to write in. Through Citrus TV Noticias I also gained experience in translating from English to Spanish and vice versa, which is also something that I would be interested in working on since I am fluent in both of these languages. I was also an intern at Syracuse University Press where I got hands on experience in what goes into actually editing and publishing a book. Through out the last four years I have faced a lot of challenges, which helped chape the person I am today. After being in a tragic car accident, being in comma, having a Traumatic Brain Injury, and being in therapy for over a year, I am a new me, willing to face challenges and knowing how to deal with them. I want to write about my accident and life after it to help others, show them it can be done and help in any way I can.

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