Absent
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Absent. This one word explains how I felt for three painful years in my life. From 2021-2024, I was dealing with randomly occurring absence and grand-mal seizures, stemming from a dangerous car accident due to having a grand-mal seizure behind the wheel. I was swiftly diagnosed with epilepsy as I dealt with both types of seizures. It took three excruciatingly long years, countless doctor's visits, different doctors, and multiple medication changes. For me, I truly believe that those three years changed me in a way that I'm not sure I'll ever recover from. In this memoir, there are stories and information about my experiences with being diagnosed with both absence and grand-mal seizures - some are funny, some aren't as funny. But in sharing these stories and inviting you into my life, I hope to bring some comfort to those who have been diagnosed with epilepsy, those living with the condition, those who won the battle against it, and those who have had loved ones taken by this condition. You are seen. You are heard. You are valid.
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