This was a big accomplishment for Megan not only because of the Epilepsy but she also has high functioning autism. I lived in Zimbabwe, was a springboard diving and swimming champion, and hit a diving board at the age of fourteen (14). Not long after, I was diagnosed...
Hi my name is Sasha Pina. I am 21 years old and was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 16 a year after a traumatic brain injury. The diagnosis was Complex Partial seizures coming from my left temporal occipital lobe. The next step was to try and find the right...
This is a follow up to our original story from April 2014. We want to update families, so that people can see that continued progress and success is possible. We also want to update everyone on the growth of Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland and the upcoming event...
We were not registered last year, we happened to just be at Disney for this event and it was amazing! My daughter is not one who reaches out to people, she says away from other kids due to so much difficulty tracking conversations. Even at Disney it’s just “us”...
Emily has had epilepsy for 8 years but was officially diagnosed about 6 years ago. She has Generalized Epilepsy with Intractable Epilepsy. She is currently on two different medications to keep her seizures at bay. She has gone from having 3-5 seizures a day that would...
