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Epilepsy Health

I know from personal experience what it means to be diagnosed with a supposedly incurable disorder. When I was 26 I had my first epileptic seizure — the result of a concussion (head trauma) that I had received in an ice skating fall.

I lost my driver's license, my job — and my dignity. Those first years were like a scene out of a horror movie for me. People began treating me as if I were mentally incompetent.

I decided to fight back. I realized that instead of really living, I was only "non-dying."

I couldn't undo the skating accident, and since medication wasn't working for me, I looked for other options and discovered alternative therapies and complementary treatments that did work.

In my book, The Challenge of Epilepsy, Complementary and Alternative Solutions, I describe the various methods that helped me take control of my life and end my seizures. I found help from alternative therapy such as stress management, yoga, nutrition, biofeedback, music, and affirmations — and I have been free of seizures for 18 years with no medication.

My personal and professional experience with epilepsy has given me many answers. For many years I practiced as a certified biofeedback therapist, specializing in epilepsy.

And now I have returned to my first love — music. I perform and record music from the harp. I perform most of my music from memory, something I could not do when I was having seizures. I've discovered that the ethereal sounds of harp music can provide relaxing and healing vibrations for the body, mind and soul.

I hope my journey and my book can be a help to you or someone you love. I have learned that great things are possible, no matter what "they say" to you.

  Love,