Challenge
Like most neurological disorders/diseases those who live with them face constant challenges. The one in 26 Americans who have been diagnosed with Epilepsy are no different. They have no way of knowing when their next seizure might come. Even if their seizures are well controlled with medication, the medications can make you feel like "you are not you". I know Anne struggled with this at times. The medication, of course, can be very expensive. Those with frequent enough seizures often cannot obtain or lose their license to drive a car. That makes them reliant on public transportation or friends and family to take them to work or complete everyday errands most of us take for granted. The hours and days post-seizure can be a blur as their brain tries to put itself back together. Frequent seizures can also make sleep difficult and lack of good sleep can increase frequency of seizures. These are just the challenge I know about from Anne's 25 years of dealing with seizures be