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How to Start Your Own Adult Epilepsy Support Group
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One thing I’ve discovered is the search for support groups is endless — and seldom successful.
Especially now that charitable contributions are tight and epilepsy centers have had to cut expenses. (Yes, our support is considered an “expense”.)
That’s why I’ve put together this short guide on how to form your own Epilepsy Support Group.
Tags: Add Coach, adult, awareness, caring, community, education, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Meet-Up, resources, sharing, suggestions, support group
7 Myths About Medication — and the Facts Behind Them
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Misconceptions about medicine are as common as pills on a pharmacy shelf.
We could all use a healthy dose of the truth.
Cleveland Clinic drug information pharmacist Katie Stabi, PharmD, BCPS, debunks seven of the most common myths about medications below:
Tags: best results, Epilepsy, facts and fiction, medication, most effective
Poetry Is Music To The Soul…
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And we souls with epilepsy could use a little music. But, since we can’t hear you, we’ll have to settle for the written word.
How Music Soothes Your Seizures…
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Music is food for the soul, the mind and the body.
Great music, when carefully selected, can change our moods, energize us, calm us, improve our mental focus, lift us up spiritually, and help us become more healthy.
Not surprisingly, music has also been found to have a profoundly positive effect on people with epilepsy.
In fact, one research study even found that when patients are treated with music therapy as well as conventional anti-seizure meds, as many as eighty percent of seizures were reduced by seventy-five percent!
Tags: balance, brain health, emotional and physical well-being, energy, Epilepsy, healer, mental focus, mood, Mozart, music, New Age, relax, seizures reduced
Epilepsy, Anxiety and Depression
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One study stated that 80% of the patients with epilepsy were also diagnosed as having a depressive disorder.
Upwards of 60% of these individuals had a history of significant episodes of depression.
And 10-32% experience symptoms of anxiety.
Not too reassuring, is it?
Depression is quiet
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Depression is quiet.
You would be surprised with how many people in your life could be going through depression at this very moment.
People hide it like a paper bag over their heads, out of fear of being judged, made fun of, seen as weak, or just not taken seriously.
Anyone can fall victim to it.
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Gratitude is the Attitude
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A wise woman once told me:
“When you wake up in the morning — before you get out of bed — think of 5 (or 10!) things that you’re really grateful for.”
(I think 10 is a bit of a stretch.)
That simple advice, changed my attitude. And my life.
Tags: attitude, caring, compassion, dedication, encouragement, generosity, gratitude, sensitive, strength, support
The Cat’s Prayer
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Last night, we lost our 2 year old cat to a fatal feline disease.
I wrote this down to try to express exactly what I feel…
Epilepsy Studies: True or False?
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There’s a “Golden Rule” which says: “He who has the most gold makes the rules.”
And who might that be? And what are the methods used?
Some are simply amazing. (Or at least I thought so.)
But they all follow the “Golden Rule.”
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