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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.

Parents of epileptic adults

03/2004 | 2 Comments

I need a forum to speak openly about frustrations concerning my relationship with my son age 23 who has had epilepsy ADHD since he was 14. Does anyone...
New Hope

03/2004 | 3 Comments

Well I have finally started seeing a new Neurologyst, and have new hope. I was very surprissed at the questions he asked and the history he wanted...
We Need Help with Our Son

03/2004 | 4 Comments

He started having grand mal seizures at age 16. He is now 24 & is taking Carbatrol, 5 pills per day. He is not allowed to drive, he can't keep a job...
Research

03/2004 | 2 Comments

I work for Market Inquiry, a research company in Cincinnati, OH. We are conducting a highly confidential study in the field of epilepsy. This research...
experienced ridicule by my own race...

02/2004 | 0 Comments

was on a chatroom... and they laugh cuz i have epilepsy.. maybe they think im psychological impaired..or maybe im a moron.. which really hurt .. i had...
Mandi's "mission possible"

02/2004 | 0 Comments

posting a little wonderful news, my mandi is 13 and she has been diagnosed and living with epilepsy for 8 years now. She has partial/compley...
Being Arrested For Having A Seizure.

02/2004 | 7 Comments

Has this ever happened to anyone?2 months ago I had a seizure while driving. I hadn't had one while awake for over a year. I woke up in the back of a...
Fears

02/2004 | 4 Comments

My name is Shawn, and my daughter Emily has been diagnosed with Frontal Lobal Epilepsy. The scary thing is they put her on medication and the seizures...
Complex Partial and meds

02/2004 | 1 Comments

I posted in October when my daughters ped. said that she had "absence seizures" and we were waiting to see the neurologist. Well, according to her EEG...
Surgery

02/2004 | 0 Comments

I am currently undergoing tests for epilepsy surgery, I am very apprehensive about surgery if all the tests prove to be in favour of having surgery. I...
seizures & restraints

02/2004 | 0 Comments

Well...now that's what I say,,,(wewillow. who wrote this to begin with & I'm sure you know who you are,"BRO".)I completely agree with you,,& I have...
Epilepsy in infants - sorry so long

02/2004 | 1 Comments

Hi- my name is amanda and I just joined. I have 15month old BGG triplets and we just found out that one of my Girls, Abigail, has Benin Partial...
Frontal Lobe Seizures and P.A.N.D.A.S.

01/2004 | 8 Comments

My 2 year old son has been having seizures that occur mostly before he falls asleep or he is awakened 4-6 hours into sleep. They have also occurred...
Both my children have epilepsy

01/2004 | 2 Comments

Wondering if there are any other parents or epileptics that have experience with sibling epilepsy? Both my kids started seizuring at 18 months old and...
pre-teen mood swings

01/2004 | 3 Comments

my daughter mandi has frequent intreverted times and it is making me nervous. she is on topamax and adderall xr and she has not had a grand mal since...

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