The One Where I Find Out I Have Epilepsy

March 16, 2024March 16, 2024 ~ Megan

Epilepsy in Hiding Did you know you can have epilepsy for decades and not know it? Turns out that's true. I am Exhibit A. It started with a twitch. I have a neck twitch. Weirdly, my twitches are unrelated to my epilepsy and they have now been diagnosed as something else--despite that being the family … Continue reading The One Where I Find Out I Have Epilepsy

Life on the Edge

Person standing on the edge of a mountain cliff. The sun is sitting on the horizon just below the mountain

November 5, 2019February 26, 2020 ~ Megan

I live life on the edge. The edge of an allergic reaction. The edge of medical science. The edge of an unknown, looming, black abyss. The edge of fear. The edge of faith. I’m not an “edge” type of girl. I am terrified of falling. Heights have always scared me. I have always clung to the known, the safe, the solid. I don’t have that luxury anymore.