Hi! My name is Ashleigh. I have been diagnosed with epilepsy. I want to share my story because, while epilepsy is part of my life, it doesn’t define who I [...]

Grace Peebles was all that her name implied; she was full of care and love. She was a generous, witty, and joyful young woman poised to set out into the [...]

I refer to my seizures as the Cadillac of seizures.  Hey, not all stories about epilepsy are sad! And I’m hoping mine will help somebody in some way. As it [...]

My name is Tammy, and I live with a seizure disorder. I have something called functional neurological disorder, and as a result, I have functional seizures. Functional seizures look like [...]

My name is Irati. I'm 25 years old and I come from the Basque country in the north of Spain and south of France. Me llamo Irati. Tengo 25 años [...]

It doesn't matter. Epilepsy doesn't change who you are. My journey began when I was less than a year old. My doctor told my parents that my head was too [...]

Watch Erik's See The Person video here. [Erik] I'm nine, my name is Erik, and I have epilepsy. I like to watch movies, I like to play video games, I [...]

Watch Shonette's See the Person video here. Being a single mom of 3 children is not easy, but by the grace of God, I've been able to just keep trucking. [...]

My name is Arthur and everyday I just want to get better.  I was 33 when I had my stroke and then I was diagnosed with epilepsy. In 2019, up [...]

Watch Steve's See the Person video here. My first response was: “There’s no way. I don’t have epilepsy, come on”. It took a long time for me to accept. It [...]

Watch Lena's See the Person video here. I was diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 20. I just remember having a huge grand mal seizure and heading to the hospital [...]

When I was about six weeks old, I had my first seizure. And in 1947 and 48, there wasn't any information about that kind of thing. I mean, we're talking [...]

I’ve been the “special case” since the age of 17. A lot of people remember their first year of college to be packed with drinking, parties and classes. Me, not [...]

My epilepsy started when I was 12 years old. In grade 7 I had my first tonic clonic seizure. I remember feeling very, very negative towards myself. I thought that [...]

I became known as Heavy back in high school. There's definitely a heaviness to what I do. "Heavy" is not just the weight even though I’m a big guy. I’m [...]

I feel like epilepsy is now just one of the many facets of myself. But it’s been quite the journey because for a while epilepsy was all consuming. And so [...]

I suffered my first tonic clonic seizure November 12th, 2015. I was a mess. My world was upside down. I had just been diagnosed with epilepsy. I was let go [...]

I was taught growing up that to be a man I had to be strong, tough, resilient. I was diagnosed when I was 21 years old with nocturnal seizures but I [...]

I spent my 13th birthday at the Hospital for Sick Children to remove a brain tumor. I’ve had just about every seizure there is. Right now I’m just trying to [...]

When I got the idea for the art project, I was at a support group gathering and I found out someone else there was an artist. The idea just came [...]

I have three sons. My youngest is 30 and on day 11 of his life he started seizing. Since then he has seized multiple times every day of his life. [...]

I guess I would describe my epilepsy as stable, but not stable in a way, because something can always show up. There is never an end to it even though [...]

From the father of a child with epilepsy: I've been raising money for Epilepsy Toronto by running at the Scotiabank  Waterfront Marathon since 2003 and been an active member of Epilepsy Toronto since 1992.  Our daughter [...]

My first seizure was in grade 7, in my math class, so it was a very visible experience and I couldn’t remember anything except people saying that it was really […]

I love this city, but I think I'm still a country girl. I grew up in a very small town called Hearst, it's about six hours up north from Sudbury, [...]

I was looking for work at the end of my school year, and also looking to volunteer. I’m a member of Epilepsy Toronto, and when I contacted them they told [...]

I remember the night before the mugging. I got home and my head had started spinning. I just lay in bed, but I couldn't handle it. I managed to grab [...]

My name means ‘resurrection’. Whenever I stop and think about it, it makes me chuckle. My Bompie (my Dad’s Mom) must have known I needed a little extra umph in [...]

I was in a motor vehicle accident from which I got a brain injury. It was after my accident that the seizures started to come. I was moving out, I [...]

Around the early 2000's, we noticed something strange with me. I'd be driving the car and I would suddenly be: ‘where am I, where am I driving?’.  I managed to [...]

At the start of 2017, if someone had asked me if I would go through brain surgery for my epilepsy, I never would have said yes -  I never would [...]

I’ve been living independently since I was 18 years old.  Back in 2008, I actually had a right frontal lobectomy done. And the neurosurgeon said: you may never walk or [...]

I’ve had seizures all my life. We used to live in the country for close to 20 years. There was nothing for people with epilepsy where we use to live. [...]

I’m what they call a risk taker - I’m not afraid to try. I’m Portuguese, and that’s the way my family is. Always willing to challenge anything. I had a [...]

Nicole Asta has been living with epilepsy since before she applied for her first job. Diagnosed at age 12, she has yet to find a treatment that effectively controls her [...]

I didn’t know what to feel. A new epilepsy diagnosis can cause uncertainty and fear, but when you are a parent of a child with seizures, that stress multiplies. Questions [...]

Isabel came to Toronto from Guatemala City to study in York University’s dance department. It was during her third year, during a trip home for the holidays, that she had […]

“I was 2% scared, 98% excited.” Denisa Radut is determined. She loves school, so much so that her heavy course load in the business administration program at Humber College, was […]

Diagnosed at age 3, he has multiple types of seizures. His doctors have never been able to identify their cause and a combination of drugs and medical implants have only […]

I went through the next 6 years not knowing what was going on in my own body but I started to ignore them because they had subsided and I would […]

My son Tobin was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was in Grade 2. I had noticed him blanking out mid-sentence or mid-stride and it took my breath away. I would […]

Last summer I was asked to introduce the Eisai comic book that was created to explain epilepsy. I spoke about situations similar to the hero, Jack, in the comic book. […]

To hear Anna talk about her son is to learn a little about an amazing young man. A hockey player and President of his student council, he dreamed of being […]

Bruce Hilliard was a long-time Epilepsy Toronto member, volunteer and advocate. On July 11, 2021 Bruce passed away due to a heart condition unrelated to his epilepsy.  His passion for [...]

“I didn’t think it would be something I’d fall in love with,” says Epilepsy Toronto member Melanie Giglia on her passion for running. “I didn’t realize the greater good that […]

Growing up, Stephen Kinsman’s friends wouldn’t know when he had a seizure. They were so small, lasting only a moment as he blanked out. While his medications exhausted him, making […]

It was a Tuesday in March 2001. A regular workday, or so I thought. I was about six weeks pregnant with my son. I got up as usual and made [...]

Sharron Brandt is a member of Epilepsy Toronto. Born a month premature with the cord wrapped around her neck she had a seizure as soon as she entered the world. […]

Jim Armstrong, a longtime friend of Epilepsy Toronto, passed away in 2016. Our love goes out to his friends, fans and family. Jim was always sharing his story to support others [...]

Rochelle  migrated to Canada from the Caribbean. During the process of adjusting to life in Canada, settling into a new job and making friends, she was hit by a curveball; […]

I had my first seizure on January 16th, 2015 I was working 6 or 7 nights a week, 9-13 hours a night in a very stressful job. I also had […]