My Epileptic Life

Easter weekend in England can only mean one thing ....RAIN Having planned a fabulous day out to Lightwater Valley with the little people and the teenager, but one look at my soaking wet and severely pee'd off King Charles after his walk this morning I realised that plan was deffo going to change. While I quite enjoy a day out at a theme park I would rather chop my legs off with a credit card than get soaking wet, watching the teenager swinging round on a pirate ship while the little people try to eat a soggy sausage roll. Obviously when it's raining, unless you are a duck, you need activities that are indoors. In our house the best choice of indoor activity is food!! After a morning of building lego, with most of the fun being had by me and the husband, we decided to go to Pizza Hut for lunch. Clearly plenty of other people also view eating as a rainy day activity as the place was packed.... cue epilepsy problem number 1 ... crowded places!!! I don't enjoy being in supe...

Having epilepsy is an experience. An experience on the same level as having your gall bladder removed, having your pants fall down in front of a large crowd of people or thinking some hot guy is staring at you only to discover they are in fact blind. In my opinion my epilepsy journey so far has been a collection of all three experiences, experienced at the same time, on a regular basis. To offer some insight into the world of epilepsy, I have written down ten things you will only know if you have epilepsy. Grab your brew and biscuits (preferably in a plastic spill proof cup if you’re epileptic and clumsy like me) and lets get on with the show. 1: Dignity ceases to exist My mother used to tell me that you lose all your dignity when you have children. Let me tell you, you lose far more dignity having a seizure than you do giving birth, and unlike giving birth you don’t have a cute bundle of joy to show for it afterwards, instead you have a headache, bruises and if you’re rea...

“ sometimes you need to step outside, get some air and remind yourself of who you are and who you want to be” I have been thinking about this quote a lot today, and I think its advice is just what I needed. Apart from the going outside bit. After some careful consideration I decided standing outside in minus 15 degree temperatures, in a snow drift, sliding around like Bambi on ice while trying to avoid being taken out by the garden fence that is totally coming down, would neither remind me of who I am or of who I want to be ..other than still alive and in the warmth. What I did need to do, however, was take a deep breath, focus and find myself. Sometimes it is so easy to lose ourselves in the chaos of everyday life. In the stress of deciding what to make for dinner or arguing over revision goals and expectations with the teenager. It’s easy to drown in the pile of to do lists, each a mile long, that state in black and white all of the things I need to accomplish in order to b...