Sometimes living with epilepsy can be lonely. Despite how many of us are out there, people don't talk about it, and it can leave you feeling like you're the only one. I promise, you're not. I know one random girl in Denver telling you you're not alone might not mean much, but it's true. We're all around. We just need to open up and talk about it. When I started to tell people about my epilepsy and how I deal with it in my own life, people started to come out of the woodwork; it was amazing and truly touching, and it continues today. When you share yourself, you help others to do the same, and a bond is created; a bond that can't break, because you helped each other stop hiding a piece of yourselves and thereby live life to its fullest. You can't really live if you're busy spending your time and energy trying to keep yourself a secret. As soon as you can come to terms with your epilepsy and accept yourself for all that you are, not just the parts you cherry pick to display, a weight lifts off of your shoulders and suddenly you feel free.
The Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado has an ongoing series called, Share Your Story. In each newsletter, people with epilepsy talk about living with it - the struggles, the challenges, the silver linings. Check out the most recent edition (I'm in it, too!): http://www.epilepsycolorado.org/index.php?s=10796.
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