What is Epilepsy-Seizures

Epilepsy (often referred to as a seizure disorder) is a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. The condition is named from the Greek epileps...

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Tuesday December 1, 2009

Inspirational

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  • HAPPY!

    Sunday, March 30, 2008

    Sunday Morning
    Thank you so much for the Happy Birthday posts. Yup....52 years young. Sorry to say that I will still continue to act like a child and try to make you all laugh. I'm stuck thinking I'm still a young kid, only I have bills to pay now,,,BLA! haha
    I love you all so much for always being here for me, and I promise that I'll try to be there for you....just ask me and I'll ...

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    16 Comments

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  • The Death Of My Mom

    Monday, May 12, 2008

    Monday Morning; "The Start of a New Life"
    Well......all is done. Mom's funeral, burial, her bills are paid, furniture moved out, etc. Now begins my new life. I'll never forget mom, or my dad (he died in 1982), but mom's death made a change in me. I'm going to treat myself, Margaret and others better. (Not that I've ever been hurtful to anyone) I joined a gym...

    3 Recommendations

    12 Comments

  • Hard times...regular folks are amazing

    Thursday, September 18, 2008 | A Positive story

    As I watch our stock market tumbling I find myself feeling cynical, how did these folks get us IN to this mess!  I then remember one of the the coolest coolest things about my job....THE PEOPLE...I get inspired all over again and I have to think we will all be ok.  When I do talks in schools or community groups I tell kids about the long haul medicine entails&nb...

    4 Recommendations

    23 Comments

  • DS IS GREAT!

    Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | A Happy story

    Wednesday Morning
    ...
    I can't believe how many PM's and replies to my last journal I received! You guys are truly great.
    ...
    I wasn't looking for the, "Oh please Joey, don't leave us" thing. I'm just very hurt over how the 3 people that were my friends would attack me because I'm a Republican. I never said anything bad about Obama or Democrats. I even wished Ob...



    1 Recommendation

    16 Comments

  • Off To Europe I Go!

    Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | A Happy story


    Hello to all My DS Friends,
    My Mom is taking me on a wonderful cruise.  She said I need to get away and spend sometime with her.  She will be 70 years old next year but still is the CEO of her company in NYC.  She amazes me on how she could raise 6 children have a husband and be so together all the time.  I look up to her and try to have her strength.  She is a strong Ital...

    1 Recommendation

    13 Comments

  • Journal Entry for May 16, 2008

    Friday, May 16, 2008 | A Positive story

    Friday Morning
    OK....I'm doin' better. I sat and talked with someone about all the crap running around in my head. I gotta tell ya.....I feel much better! This person I talked with said that I should do something special for my self. I've done enough work and suffering. My mom wouldn't want me to be down like I was. Ya know what I did? Last night Margaret and I were watching TV, an...

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    13 Comments

  • you are wounderful

    Friday, August 1, 2008 | A Positive story

    thank you all so much for your love and support. i am doing ok .my pain is still here butit will for a mounth. i will never want the pain i had 10 days ago. i though i was dying
    .i was crawling on the floor to get to my neibours. she took me to the hospital. i had an ultrasound at 7 am was in surgery by nine .but they couldn,tdo my gaul blatter was to swollen. i had surgury on the22 the day before...

    1 Recommendation

    12 Comments

  • guardian angel ?

    Sunday, September 6, 2009 | An Inspiring story

    what or who can it be ?
    The past couple of seizures i have  had, while taking my morning walks  ,  I must say I could have been seriously hurt if it wasnt for someone looking over me....Each time when i would walk and I would have a seizure while walking,  I would not know it until i came out of it and I would be walking on the inside of the street,,  cars passing by, and ...

    1 Recommendation

    11 Comments

  • The Joy of Touching the lives of others-Organ Donation

    Monday, November 3, 2008 | An Inspiring story

    Last Saturday I spoke along with Andy to hundreds of people on being a donor family to both donors and recipients.  I spoke about the feelings we have when we have to make a choice at the worst time of our life but a choice that will help someone else's child,Mom,Dad,brother,sister,husband or wife.  A choice that will keep the circle of life going even though we have to bury a child...

    1 Recommendation

    11 Comments

  • Need everyones help on organ donation

    Wednesday, October 22, 2008 | An Inspiring story

    It is kind of funny to read the choices on a theme for my journal.  Really everything I feel seems like it could be all of the above.  Things are so stressful lately just not having Martin around.  I miss him more everyday and it has been over 3 years.  I try to go on with life as we are told we should but there is just a big part of my life missing.  That is my son my on...

    1 Recommendation

    10 Comments


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