My story same. My mom had it. Then after me both my daughter and her daughter(my grand)has it however oddly my son and his daughters dont have it. In his case his oldest daughter has asthma which is under the understanding has it as my mom had breathing issues as well as I have asthma.

Angi. Epilepsy doesn't run in our family? I am the only one? It came out of nowhere and bam disrupted my life when I was 15 and hasn't stopped. My sister who is older than me is epilepsy free?

I believe that the chance that my kids will have it too are slim then? My fiancee's family doesn't have a history of epilepsy so its just me?

I am so sorry for your daughter. I really feel for her and will pray for her. I will pray for healing emotionally and physically xx

My daughters epilepsy is inherited, it's genetic. Their father is carrier, their uncle is a carrier, and it came from their dad's maternal side. My oldest has been told that the gene will pass to her children if she were to have any but there is no guarantee that her children would develop epilepsy. My daughter at this point because she is not controlled will probably not have children. You can meet with a genetic counselor to discuss.

According to the Epilepsy Foundation, less than 2 people out of every 100 develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime.

The risk of children whose father has epilepsy is only slightly higher.

If the mother has epilepsy and the father does not, the risk is still less than 5 in 100.

If both parents have epilepsy, the risk is a bit higher. Most children will not inherit epilepsy from a parent, but chance of inheriting some types of epilepsy is higher.

This information is available online, and I don't have their source of information in front of me.

Your mention of grandmother's migraines brings back two major points to this mind. First is biochemical engineers and medical professionals research indicating a correlation between migraines and seizures or epilepsy.

Second is your grandmother's migraines. My grandma wasn't complaining about migraines, but seeing her do a little whiskey, before going to bed was a bit of a shock, as a young boy. Mom's family were Methodists and weren't suppose to drink alcoholic beverages. However, one of Mom's stories was about the only time she ever saw my Granddad run. Upon return from school, Mom tried to get an uncle from Grandma and couldn't because she was in a froze state and didn't leave go. Although no one ever mentioned her seizures, ( she was born in the 19th century), that was one. Plus, it was a reason in the 19th century for use of alcohol as a medicine. By the way, Grandma had 14 children. My Mom was the 10th and the uncle was the 14th.

My epilepsy is caused from "Tuberous Sclerosis" which is an inherited disease. Non cancerous tumor thought your body.