~Epilepsy in Real Life~
Here are a few slides I managed to capture with my phone from the symposium for those of you looking for more info on Women's health issues and Epilepsy. Hope these help provide some valuable knowledge and answers for you!! Catamenial Epilepsy (Periods and Epilepsy): Pregnancy, Contraceptives and Epilepsy: Appropriate AEDs for Epilepsies:
2016 for me was by far the most painful year. Epilepsy played a large part in its undoing and led to conflicts I never thought possible. Some were mended and others remain...
I love this wine, the taste and the symbolism. Every time I open the bottle, I stare at that label and think- how ironic. “The Prisoner.” He appears to be in some sort of jacket, bound in chains and shackles that tighten with the twist of the knob around his ankles. So specific, I wonder what the winemaker thought, experienced, endured while harvesting the grapes and waiting to see what they’d yield...
I stood there, arms bracketing the laundry hamper, head hanging and watched the puddles form against the lenses of my glasses. Heartbroken tears cradled and collected. Familiar. I'd gone 5 whole days seizure free and was shooting for that elusive full week of reprieve but it wasn't meant to be. Last night's episodes rocked me-... Continue Reading →
...there are byproducts of living with this disorder for which I'm grateful and putting them into words reminds me of something we've done on several Thanksgivings at my parents' house. We picked tree leaves and kept them in a basket by the door- at some point before dinner, each person would take one leaf and write something for which he/she was thankful, then we'd go around the dinner table and share our leaf...
In Megan's Shoes 