Hi my name is Caroline, I’m 45 and was diagnosed with Epilepsy in my teens and had been stabilised until Nov 2019 when I had my first seizure in over 25 years. I have tonic clonic seizures during my sleep and these which we believe are related to stress. I suffered a very bad seizure in Oct 20 from which I was hospitalised for a week. Since then I have been fairly stable as I have been off work on sick leave. Due to some absence seizures I have had to surrender my driving licence which has left me feeling isolated and I feel like I have lost my independence.
I decided to do the course as I felt I needed to learn more about Epilepsy and I wanted to learn coping strategies to help with my mental health / stress levels and memory issues. I have just started a phased return at work and don’t want to end up with a recurrence of seizures.
