A diagnosis of epilepsy need not be a barrier to a professional, rewarding life, as my experience may attest. I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 1980, while still in high school. My seizures were diagnosed eventually as “partial, mild”. In fact, the manifestations were small, visual disturbances of tiny pinpoints of bright lights, called “scotoma”.…
Bronwyn Clifton is gearing up to start classes in the concurrent education program at Queen’s University in September, an accomplishment she didn’t think was possible nine months ago after suffering her first tonic-clonic seizure. But Bronwyn has lived with epilepsy for 12 years and has always persevered, sometimes looking to others for inspiration, she says.…
Sarah tries not to think about the fact that she has epilepsy, despite the constant reminder of her Medic Alert bracelet that she wears around her wrist. There are other reminders as well, such as the side effects of medication and the learning and memory difficulties that sometimes come with epilepsy. But Sarah has not…
“Grit, determination, and resilience are all words that spring to mind when you talk to 34-year-old Shaun Kehoe.” Read the entire story from The Ottawa Citizen.
