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Topic: Parents & Caregivers

Travelling with E?

10/2006 | 0 Comments

We are taking my son Thomas to Disneyland, Florida in June next year. Due to his epilepsy, First Choice are charging us £90 extra for travelling...
'Epilepsy Scotland' open day!

10/2006 | 0 Comments

This might be of interest to those of you in/near Glasgow. Epilepsy Scotland, Govan, Glasgow have an open day on Thursday 26th October, 5pm till 8pm.
complaining of stomache pains

10/2006 | 2 Comments

My 6 year old has E. All day today she has been complaining of stomache pains. She doesn't feel sick otherwise and has an appetite. But she keeps...
10 year old son with possible seizures

10/2006 | 6 Comments

Hi, I am so happy to find this board!! I am very confused about my son. A few weeks ago he started seeing spots coming at him as he describes it,he...
Generalized Seizure and Nose Bleed

10/2006 | 10 Comments

Hi. My son had a generalized seizure at school this week. The teacher said he had a bloody nose. He did fall but he hit the back of his head. I was...
could use some input please

10/2006 | 1 Comments

My daughter has absence seizures, she is 13 and multi handicapped. as a child she was diagnoised with autism, but no longer is, alot of therapy and...
New to this forum - very worried mum!

10/2006 | 1 Comments

My 4 yr old son has recently been diagnosed with myoclonic astatic epilepsy. I'm still trying to get my head round it. He started taking seizures in...
Vaccinations and Seizures

10/2006 | 1 Comments

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone has experienced what my family and I have gone through with our son Zachoree. Zach had infantile spasms at 4 mos...
Panic Attacks.

10/2006 | 0 Comments

My son is 23 and has suffered with all forms of epilepsy for the last five years, recently he has been having panic attacks.he basically regresses to...
I'm new...need some info please..

10/2006 | 2 Comments

Hi Everyone, I'm new here. I'm Karla and I've got a 7 year old daughter with a seizure disorder, migraines,and Tourettes. She's had seizures since...
Can someone explain auras

10/2006 | 1 Comments

My 5 year old has benign occipital childhood epilepsy (BOCE). A sympton a child with BOCE may feel before a seizure is the feeling of nausea or...
To those from Fort Worth Support Group

10/2006 | 0 Comments

I would like to apologize for having to bring our son to the meeting tonight. I know he is a handful, and that time of night is his worst time of the...

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