By Deron Hamel After having a seizure at age 9, Judith Thompson says her parents urged her not to tell anyone because, they said, people would be frightened and avoid her. Thompson, an award-winning Canadian playwright, screenwriter and recent first-time novelist, says her parents were doing what they thought was right and were trying to…
By Deron Hamel When she was 15, Taylor Kepka didn’t know what was happening when she had her first seizure – only that she was scared, disoriented and suddenly needed help from strangers. As frightening as this moment was, what stood out for her was the kindness she received from the paramedics who helped her…
By Deron Hamel For Alex Johnson, the phrase “Epilepsy: Hidden, Not Rare” resonated with him when he saw it printed across a sweater at the Epilepsy Shop, Epilepsy Ontario’s online store. Alex, who is living with epilepsy, says he felt a personal connection with the message, which prompted him to buy the sweater. “The message…
By Deron Hamel Vivienne Le says that if she could speak to her younger self, the first thing she would tell herself is that having epilepsy will not make her “less capable” or “less worthy.” The student from Ottawa, who is studying health sciences at Queen’s University, says when she was younger she felt “frustrated…
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