By Deron Hamel “Don’t let your epilepsy control you; it’s just one part of your life.” Taylor Kepka says if she could write a letter to her younger self, this would be the opening sentence. Looking back, Taylor, now a university student, says when she experienced her first seizures she didn’t know what was happening,…
By Deron Hamel For as long as he can remember, Samuel Rheault says he’s had a keen interest in mechanics. In addition to having an aptitude for working with motors, he says mechanics always helped him forget about the challenges he faced living with epilepsy. Today, with his epilepsy controlled by medication, and with the…
By Deron Hamel Matthew Farrish says he hopes to one day help students and their teachers better understand epilepsy and the challenges children living with seizure disorders face at school. Having lived with epilepsy since age 2, Matthew, who grew up in Thunder Bay, knows first-hand about this. “While attending school in northern Ontario, I…
By Deron Hamel Angélique Erry recalls how when she was diagnosed with epilepsy at 13, she felt the condition would be a barrier that would prevent her from living life to its fullest. She remembers her doctor giving her a list of activities she needed to avoid, telling her how many hours of sleep she…
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