'Moving Over Mountains'
Justin LaPier: "Hello, I’m Justin LaPier, and I’m 23 years old. I was diagnosed with epilepsy in July of 2018, but I’ve been having focal...
"Seizing positivity over seizures, one brainwave at a time" - patient voice
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Welcome to the Epilepsy Positivity blog!
Below is a collation of all our blog posts.
In the 'Epilepsy Positivity Blog' category, we share news about Epilepsy Positivity as a community, including any new projects that we are working on.
In the 'Your Stories' category, are a selection of the inspiring stories we have been sent in from our community so far. These can also be accessed on the Your Stories section of our website.
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Epilepsy Positivity Poetry Competition
In celebration of 4 years of Epilepsy Positivity, on June 18th we hosted a little poetry competition! We asked our followers who are...
#BeyondTheSeizures: A - Z Impacts Campaign
Throughout the month of March, here at Epilepsy Positivity we have been running our ‘#BeyondTheSeizures Campaign’ on our Instagram. This...
'Epilepsy and My Family'
Mazelle Rozanski: "My name is Mazelle Rozanski. I am 24 and I started having seizures at 6 then at aged 8 I started to have Grand Mal...
'I Am Strong'
Alexandria Lucas: "My journey of epilepsy... I was 17 when I had my first seizure, I had just had a day out with my boyfriend at the time...
Epilepsy and Relationships
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, a day which is celebrated annually on February 14th where people typically show affection to their loved...
'Under the Lights'
Miles Levin: "I’m Miles Levin. I’m 23 and I've had epilepsy since I was 5. My independence is very limited and I find freedom in...
'Her Story'
Marissa Cory: "Hi, my name is Marissa Cory and I have epilepsy and social anxiety. All my life, I’ve had seizures. My mom took me to the...
Epilepsy Positivity 2018 Recap
2018 has been an exciting year for Epilepsy Positivity. In 2018 we continued to connect and support individuals affected by epilepsy, as...
'Animum'
Vivian Bettencourt: "My epilepsy journey began at age fifteen. I suffered a traumatic brain injury which would later be diagnosed as the...
'Never Give Up'
Gabby Salas: "I've been epileptic basically my whole life. It all started because of an ear infection that I had as a toddler. I...
Minds of Epilepsy
Today (September 10th 2018) Minds of Epilepsy launched. This project has been in the planning for a number of months and aims to increase...
'Go With Your Gut'
Caoimhe Fleming: "I was diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy(JME), along with some visual symptoms which are still unexplained, but...
'Finding Strength Through The Struggle'
Melissa Hadley: The first time I had a seizure was on the way back to class from a school assembly when I was 7 years old. I fell to the...
Epilepsy Positivity - So Far
On June 18th 2015 Epilepsy Positivity was created on Instagram (www.instagram.com/epilepsypositivity) and Twitter...
'Epilepsy Has Never Defined Who I Am'
Kirsty Nichols: "I started my theatre nursing degree when I was 18, straight from a levels. In my final year, final placement just before...
'The Story So Far'
Tom Ryan-Elliot: "So, let’s step back and cover everything that’s happened to me over the past few years. Alongside the Epilepsy Society...
'My Seizure Heroes!'
Angi Brusatto: "Gabriella, my oldest child, my first diagnosed with absence seizures at 7 years old, and has now become refractory with...
'For you, I will bear anything, for you bear more than I will ever know'
Morgan Cormick: "My name is Morgan Cormick and my little epilepsy warrior is Daphne. She is now 3 years old. My little angel Daphne...
'For The Love Of Living'
Tiffany Puza: "Good afternoon, I wanted to share my epilepsy story. Only, it's not my story. It's the story of my dear friend Stephanie...