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Tom McGranahan Speaking at the World Health Forum 2023 in Las Vegas
🌟 Big News Alert! 🌟 Tom McGranahan, Jr. made waves at the International Forum for Mental Health and Women’s Well-being…
Read MoreYour Eyes and Epilepsy – NVISION Article
Epilepsy can be a dominating disorder – tonic-clonic, status elepticus, temporal lobe and even the small absence/petit mal seizures can,…
Read MoreEpilepsy Advocacy: Speaking Out and Making a Difference
Why I speak out and advocate It was the first time I’d been in a meeting of this large of…
Read MoreWhat Is It Like To Have Epilepsy?
What is a seizure? A seizure is sudden abnormal electrical impulses in a group of cells within the brain and…
Read MoreI’ve Been Diagnosed with Epilepsy – Now What?
I opened my eyes and it was dark.  Hmmph, this smell is different. Where am I? Why am I here?  Heck, this…
Read MoreStaying Strong with Epilepsy
I have epilepsy. Most all of the seizures I’ve experienced brought ramifications into at least one, if not all of, the…
Read MoreTelling Your Children You Have Epilepsy
Which of us parents want to tell our children we have epilepsy? If medicine is controlling our condition and we’re not…
Read MoreThankful To Be Okay: An Epilepsy Incident
The Epilepsy Incident As I’m regaining conscious, I am thinking “is Thanksgiving dinner ready?” All of a sudden, it was…
Read MoreSharing the Challenges of Epilepsy
It was a beautiful day and I’d just finished playing in about 4 to 5 outdoor basketball games. Since the…
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