I have been waiting all week for November 8th. If you remember, October 8 marked my 6 months seizure free, so November 8 marks 7 months seizure free. It won’t be official until tonight, but I’m pretty sure I will make it. If I haven’t had a seizure for 6 months, I don’t think I’ll … Continue reading The celebration continues, 7 months seizure free!!!!!!!!!
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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
So, I had seen something about finding links between music and epilepsy. I didn't really think much about it, but then I started reading about it. Now it looks like they're really on to something. Apparently, music is perceived in the same place in the brain where seizures begin. Through studies, neurologists have learned that … Continue reading Music therapy for epilepsy?
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 don't remember saying this, but if I wrote it, it must be true. This photo should be added to my blog post from July 21, 2015 "Deep down inside, I am still not a morning person". It clearly expresses my anger after being in this accident. I still had unresolved issues with this … Continue reading Getting better requires sleep
That's right, I made it 6 months without having a seizure. I have been scared I may have one, tonight I got a little dizzy after dinner and I got scared, but it wasn't a seizure; I just got dizzy. I can't believe I finally made it 6 months. I had only been able to … Continue reading 6 MONTHS SEIZURES FREE!!!!!
I just think this is really cool, not what this man lost because of epilepsy, but the incredible talent he discovered after.
I have been conscious during my last two seizures and since then I've wanted to explain what I feel during the seizures, I just didn't know how to explain this or if my descriptions would make sense to anybody. But today I found an article, which describes what happens and what people may feel during … Continue reading If I can’t speak, I’m tired, everything hurts and I don’t understand why; it means I had a seizure
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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