Some Final Words about Epilepsy

Epilepsy is not a final blow to one’s self
It can be a building block for developing one’s self.

Accepting the presence of this disorder,
allows work and play despite changes and challenges.

Accepting boundaries and limits set by this disorder
defines actions for healthy living.

Epilepsy can be fatal, destructive and tear down lives,
    but not necessarily:

Some historical figures with epilepsy are:
Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
Aristotle (384BC-322BC)
Alfred the Great (849-899)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 - 1892)
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)
Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)
Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896)
Edgar Allen Poe (1809 - 1849)
Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880)
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881)
Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898)
Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)
Bud Abbott (1895 - 1974)
Richard Burton 1925 - 1084)

“I want people with epilepsy to know that there are ways 

in which they can play a role in their own recovery. 

It’s all in how they approach what is happening and 

how they can use that as a catalyst for their growth. 

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned, it’s that people are 

willing to embrace you if you share your story.”

~ Danny Glover 

(diagnosed with epilepsy as a child but grew out of it.)