Today has been a great day. I had another job interview, which had now started to make me nervous as they hadn't gone very well in the past. I felt they went well, but I never got called back, and I was afraid the same thing would happen today, but it didn't. At todays interview … Continue reading I got a job!!!!!
Tag: Epilepsy Awareness
Neurologists want the public to take epilepsy more seriously If this doesn't scare me into paying more attention when I take my medicines, I don't know what will. I have only switched the morning dose with the nightly dose twice, and only missed one dose in over three years, but I still have to be … Continue reading We have to take epilepsy seriously
I am 6 months, going on 7, seizure free; but that doesn't change the fact that I have epilepsy, and this is a very scary thing. It's the ongoing fear that you can have a seizure. Today, at around 5 pm, I was really tired and I didn't know why. I had just finished tutoring … Continue reading I fear the seizures
Even though my seizures are controlled and reading about this really scares me, it's SUDEP Awareness Day and I feel strongly about this and all things related to Epilepsy. So, what is SUDEP and why is there awareness? SUDEP is the sudden, unexpected death of someone with epilepsy. This can be the cause of death … Continue reading SUDEP Awareness Days
I got back home to Puerto Rico at the end of September, 2012. I spent those first few months seeing doctors, finding therapies, and seeing family and friends. I also began writing everything down, and kept doing this for over a year. Here is the beginning of my story when I came back home. 12/9/2012 … Continue reading My Story
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