Hi my name is Karen I was diagnosed with epilepsy two years ago I have always experienced zoning out of conversations and sometimes laughing and chatting to myself I recently experienced some strange feelings (which I now know were auras) and I ended up in hospital with a suspected stroke When I was diagnosed with epilepsy I was very surprised I thought epilepsy meant someone went unconscious I now realise that the condition is far more than that My seizures aren’t well controlled yet I hope to understand how different types of epilepsy affect people and gain confidence and skills to get back to my old self
