Inspiring Stories

I’ve been dealing with epilepsy for nearly a decade. It started with strange sensations that occasionally followed stressful moments. I would suddenly overheat and have a funny feeling in my stomach

There’s something magical about Teena Robb’s sunroom. Even on the cloudiest of days, the space feels warm and bright. It’s Teena herself who brings the real light to the room. Full of life, energy and

All my life, I’ve been given deadlines. It started when I suddenly lost the vision in my left eye at 14. A year earlier, my cousin had died of eye cancer, so doctors feared a tumour. I was flown from

When I was six years old, I was diagnosed with epilepsy. I would experience focal unaware—where I would lose awareness of my surroundings—and tonic-clonic seizures, the kind most people imagine with

Everyone has a journey. It’s an inevitable part of life. Some have different paths to take and obstacles to face along the way. Mine? Mine is called epilepsy. Because of the amazing doctors and team

It began in 2012. One moment, Jeff Oerton was on a ladder hanging Christmas lights. The next, he was on the ground. Brenda, his wife, heard the crash and ran to him. The following day, they went to

October 8, 2020 I woke up in an ambulance today. I didn’t know where I was or what was happening. Until I recognized the sound of sirens. When I arrived at the hospital, I was told I had a seizure—my

Erin McDonald is sitting on the bus and suddenly she feels a pit growing in her stomach. She senses it slowly moving up, sending waves throughout her body. Her mind starts racing, everything feels