02/28/2024
I began having focal seizures in 5th grade, not knowing what they were. I visited countless amounts of doctors, specialists, and clinics, but no one could figure out what was causing the uncontrollable movements on my left side. I began having tonic-clonic seizures 14 years later, again not knowing what they were or what was causing them. It was then discovered I had undiagnosed Lyme disease for 18 years. A sleep study happened to catch what I then learned was a tonic-clonic seizure, and I was finally diagnosed with focal onset frontal lobe epilepsy. After taking medication for one day, the seizures stopped! Read more stories: https://bit.ly/3SXH7iT