Epilepsy Talk

Chocolate for the brain? 

April 5, 2024
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Yes. You’ve got it.

If you don’t believe me, look at this statistic: places where chocolate consumption is highest have the most Nobel Prize recipients!

Here’s the deal…


Epilepsy and Romance — Getting Personal 

April 1, 2024
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Friendship…trust…caring…sharing…romance.

The question is; how do you get there?

Especially when you have epilepsy?

Well for me, it was a very rocky road.


Who’s at Fault? 

March 29, 2024
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Instead of humane and compassionate treatment, doctors, hospitals and the legal system are treating epilepsy patients with little or no regard for their condition.

Here are some chilling examples:


Concussions — it’s not what you think they are

March 26, 2024
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“I got a concussion. I didn’t get better. It turned out even my doctors had bought into a powerful myth.”

You’re told to rest. Engage in no activities. Just the wrong thing for your brain.

Not what you would think, eh?


Doctors behaving badly

March 19, 2024
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“When I was getting my first ever gyno exam at age 21, I winced at the pain of her inserting the speculum, and she scoffed and said, ‘Oh stop, it’s no bigger than your boyfriend.’” — Nicole, 23, New York, NY


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Ketamine — party drug or pain manager?

March 12, 2024
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Almost everybody knows about actor Matthew Perry’s tragic death.

But not everybody knows about the ground-breaking benefits of Ketamine.

How it’s helping some people with drug resistant depression, unrelenting pain, crippling anxiety.

“This has been life-changing for my friend who used to call me all of the time in tears from some emotional drama or another.

I used to have to talk her off a cliff, now we just talk like healthy people.” – Beth, Colorado


Working, seizures, and secrets 

March 8, 2024
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When I was in my 30’s, I worked real hard and made pots of money.

No sleep.

Many seizures.

But big bucks.


Bipolar versus epilepsy. Are they related?

March 5, 2024
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Yes they’re related. And they even overlap. Although one doesn’t necessarily cause the other.

A psychiatrist might tell you that you are bipolar. A neurologist might diagnose you with psychogenic nonepileptic seizure (PNES).

So which is it?


Read this and weep… 

February 22, 2024
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“She was having a seizure. Police shocked her with a taser…”

This is the story of how an Alabama teen sought justice after a violent police encounter upended her life.”

RAINBOW CITY, Ala. — Seventeen-year-old Tiara Helm danced and bobbed her head to the music, swaying among hundreds of concert-goers packed inside a theater in this small city northeast of Birmingham.

Rapper Kevin Gates electrified the crowd as strobe lights pulsed.

Suddenly, Helm collapsed. Her body convulsed…

Her head thrashed against the concrete floor…


Senators Thrash BIG Pharma CEOs for Pricing Drugs Higher in the U.S.

February 12, 2024
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One in four Americans can’t afford their prescription drugs.

No big surprise.

Price are higher than any other wealthy nation.

Here are some stunning examples: Johnson & Johnson’s arthritis drug Ustekinumab (Stelara) costs $79,000 in the U.S.

But it costs $20,000 in Canada and $12,000 in France.


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    Phylis Feiner Johnson

    Phylis Feiner Johnson

    I've been a professional copywriter for over 35 years. I also had epilepsy for decades. My mission is advocacy; to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. Together, we can make a huge difference. If not changing the world, at least helping each other, with wisdom, compassion and sharing.

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