I struggled trying to still maintain my usual lifestyle for most of my late teens and twenties but with maturity I finally accepted it and began building a lifestyle around it instead. It served and is still serving me well in all aspects of my life 😊

Growing up with being the only one in the family that has epilepsy was hard.

I was already accustomed to living with a sibling who had it so when I was diagnosed- even though mine wasn’t genetic like his- I took it as a pain in the butt, but didn’t let it stop me from doing everything I wanted. Over the years as it progressed and got worse, I had to start adjusting my lifestyle to avoid having seizures but it still didn’t bother me; I was used to it. But when it got so bad I was no longer able to drive or work I had to readjust my way of thinking and double think things that I used to do no problem such as going up a ladder, using power tools and simply going out to walk the dog. That was the biggest adjustment I had to make. But I found out quickly who were my real friends and support system. So at first it didn’t bother me at all; but it did afterwards with being on permanent disability at a relatively young age and then finding different things to occupy my mind.

It wasn’t easy growing up with the many challenges with Epilepsy and learning how to adapt and find alternative ways to live , and get around , with it .