About Me: Male, 52, Clovis - CA, member since Aug 2008
I developed epilepsy at the age of 10. The seizures were controlled with Dilantin until I got married, had kids and got to to top of my career path. I only had the seizures at night or while taking a nap so I was able to keep my driver's license. I began having too m
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[More]any seizures that I had to quit my job and be put on disability. I finally decided to go through with the brain surgery even though the doctors only gave me a 50/50 chance that the surgery would work. It has been 6 years now since the surgery and I have been seizure free! Still take Dilantin but not as high a dose and have not gone back to work. I enjoy doing volunteer work and giving back to my community and joining sites like these to find out more information and to help others.
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My very best friend who is a few weeks younger than me had a stroke last October. Although she did not lose use of any part of her body, she still suffers from various si...[more]
