My Story
Everyone’s epilepsy story is unique, and sharing your story helps others know they are not alone.
These are inspiring stories; of being diagnosed, over-coming challenges, fundraising and much, much more. Please share your story too.
Her hair flowed freely as she gazed outside the window Washington DC | I was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy as a young child predominately affectng my right side which deals wth emotions due to lesions caused on both sides at birth..its effects both in terms...  Yeovil | My mother never told me I was born with epilepsy, I always questioned why I'm mixed with white birthmarks on my body. I grew up a perfect childhood, no fits in sight until I hit puberty. I... Rochester |
Everything is going blurry | Hi I started with epilepsy on Christmas Day in 1997. I was 10 years old. In the New year 1998 I went back to juniors school. Carrying on with day to day life I was having seizures daily... Sheffield | This poem won in the 13 years old and younger category of Epilepsy Today... |
This poem was a shortlisted entry in the 14 and over category of Epilepsy Today... | This poem was an entry in Epilepsy Today's first-... | This poem was an entry in Epilepsy Today's first-... |
This poem was an entry in Epilepsy Today's first-... | This poem was an entry in Epilepsy Today's first-... | This poem was a shortlisted entry in Epilepsy Today... |
This poem was the winning entry in Epilepsy Today... | This poem was an entry in Epilepsy Today's first-... | This poem was a shortlisted entry in Epilepsy Today... |
This poem was an entry in Epilepsy Today's first-... | This poem was a runner-up in the 14 and over category of Epilepsy Today... | This poem was a shortlisted entry in Epilepsy Today... |
This poem was an entry in Epilepsy Today's first-...  | This poem was an entry in Epilepsy Today's first-... | This poem was an entry in Epilepsy Today's first-... |