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What Do You Feel Has Been Or Is Your Greatest Obstacle Living With Epilepsy?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question 💭
Chattanooga, TN

What do you think that could be made available to you that would help you better?

February 8, 2023
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

No matter how hard I try, I can’t limit it to one answer. Medically speaking, I’d have to say *dealing with, riding out, overcoming, beyond overcome by, or being changed by side-effects of both meds as well as the seizures.

Aside from medicine, I’d say the biggest obstacle is *convincing society that I have a neurological disability…*convincing them ‘there’s something wrong’ that can’t be ‘cured’ with meds…*convincing them that this is something I’ll live with for the rest of my life and that it won’t get better…*convincing myself that there are people in the world who do not judge a book by its cover…*convincing myself that there are people who do care enough to ride out the storms and tough times with me…

Wow! Thank you for posting this question 🧡🙏🏼💪🏼

September 2, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Transportation

January 25
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Yes!! the inability to drive!! It gets old super quick. 😩

February 8, 2023
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I don't get to go often but I always enjoy being able to go anywhere... even if it is just to the grocery store.

January 14
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I just remembered that I told a girl that I was friends with during school that she's brave for doing something. She said that I'm braver and very strong, because I'm still very positive though I'm sick 🙂

December 18, 2023

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