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Topic: Family & Friends

A place for those who care for and about people with epilepsy - caring for yourselves as well as those around you.

Affection & Intimacy with Epilepsy

11/2009 | 10 Comments

My boyfriend has epilepsy..He has grand mals..He has had epilepsy since he was 18..and now hes 31. From being on Depakote from the start he is finally...
Searching for answers and support

10/2009 | 1 Comments

Hello Everyone! Here to learn more about epilepsy to help support my fiance who has seizures. We were never given an answer for why he has them. They...
My mother has epilepsy

09/2009 | 6 Comments

hi everyone, my name is sam and my mother was diagnosed with epilepsy about 5 years ago. she has absent seizures mostly. her seizures also effect her...
My dad's been diagnozed with epilepsy

09/2009 | 2 Comments

So my dad, at age 54, had a stroke and less than 12 months later has been diagnozed with post stroke epilepsy. I live away from home so my mum will be...
My childs story

06/2009 | 0 Comments

My 9 year old son has generalized epilespy, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilespy. He has tried 7 different med but has has side effects with them all. He is...
19yr ols son with poss epilepsy

06/2009 | 4 Comments

hi i'm new here and looking for reassurance/help. let me start by saying i don't know where to get advice! my son is profoundly deaf and has suffered...
Diagnosis getting confusing

06/2009 | 3 Comments

Hi! This is my first time to use the forum though I have read alot here! We have a beautiful 19 year old daughter who had a witnessed "grand mal...
My Fiance' has Epilepsy

05/2009 | 0 Comments

Hello everybody! My name is Ingrid and my fiance' David has epilepsy. I didnt know until we got serious and now Im trying to get as informed as I can...

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