Sunday, December 15, 2013

Happy 1 year of being seizure free!

It's been a little over a year since I've had a seizure, which makes any epileptic nervous.  You begin asking yourself what you've been doing that has maybe made a difference in you not having an episode.  What can I do to continue to not have an episode?  Or even worse, you become terrified and paranoid that the next seize is just around the corner.  Your life is back to normal.  You can drive.  You can drive your kids.  Your husband can worry a little less. You're still terrified, but hey, you can leave the house.  We spend every second paranoid that it only takes about a minute for all of that to start over.  Almost like an addict starting over on day 1.  Anyone reading this would probably think I was an unappreciative bitch that could never see a glass half full.  But to anyone with epilepsy, this IS appreciation.  This is OUR normal.  This is our life.  And we are LIVING with epilepsy. Happy 1 year anniversary to me! :)