‘Shine of Light’ – Jad’s Epilepsy Story
My parents told me that my birth on May 12, 2009 was difficult, and they called me Jad (an Arabic name meaning "generous" or "kind-hearted") because I was their best gift after marriage. They told
A story about a young woman, who has a secret
Once upon a time, there was a young woman who fell in love… They met in tango class. The girl was an university student, and the man was a doctor. They had long conversations. They
Susan’s Story – The Evolution of Neurology and Neuro-Testing from 1964 – 2018
My first EEG, in Boston ca.1966 — showed “clear”. My first MRI, in The Hague ca.1976 — showed “nothing significant”. All my EEG’s showed clear until my late 30’s. Even in 2015, when I was
The Iraqi heat made me epileptic: Kenyan who worked in Basra narrates
I was not born epileptic. I got my first seizures in 2011 while in Basra, an oil port in southern Iraq. I was working in Basra as a baker. Initially, I did not take the
Adel Bounif – a French poet raising epilepsy awareness
My name is Adel Bounif. I am 38 years old and live in the North East of France. I have a Master’s degree in Foreign Languages. I work in Luxembourg and am married. I have
‘Nina, the Little Bulldozer’
A caring short film on Epilepsy Nina, The Little Bulldozer is a short film that is part documentary, part animation. Through the words of Nadia and Thomas Davies (Nina's parents) the little girl comes to