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Headline : Living With Epilepsy Made Me the Confident and Compassionate Woman I Am Today

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Believing in myself was key to living a fulfilling life with epilepsy

March 26, 2023, is Purple Day, Supporting Epilepsy Around the World.

I had my first seizure the summer before eighth grade as I was walking down the hall to take a shower. My parents found me passed out in a towel. I don't remember it because I had a moment of amnesia before having what Iโ€™d later learn was a tonic-clonic seizure. I do remember waking up half-naked with lots of people standing over my body, not knowing what had happened to me.

The local hospital transferred me to Mass General Hospital, where I was diagnosed with epilepsy. I didnโ€™t understand the severity of my condition and one of my first thoughts was about whether I could still go on an upcoming vacation with a friend.

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