My epilepsy is tied to my hormonal cycle. What this means is that I began to have seizures when I entered puberty at the age of eleven. They continued, unchecked, until the age of twenty-three. I would go thirteen years seizure-free under the mistaken impression that I’d “outgrown” them.
At thirty-six, they returned with a vengeance. Apparently, I’ve dipped a toe into that swirling ocean known as menopause. A slew of neurologists and epileptologists all agree that I will not stop having seizur...
Published on April 20, 2012 23:37