#49

 The emotional and physical abuse your body goes through having epilepsy is very difficult, if not impossible, to explain to someone who has never gone through it. Trying to explain the overwhelming emotions you have after having a seizure is frustrating 

Bucket List

 Now, I don't mean to sound morbid, but it is true that people can die of epilepsy. So since we all only live once, I thought about writing down some things I want to do in my lifetime. 

• Go whale watching in Hawaii
• Visit Ireland
• Fall in love and be loved back
• Visit the Charles M. Schulz Museum
• Read 100 books in 1 year
• Watch every episode of Emergency!
• Meet Randy Mantooth and Kevin Tighe
• See the Grand Canyon
• Visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
• Go to Australia
• Donate an item to Toys For Tots
• Go to London
• Buy my first home
• Save a life
• Visit the La Brea Tar Pits Museum
• Be fluent in Spanish
• I should make healthier decisions
• Go to a drive-in movie
• Meet Ron Howard & Clint Howard
• Visit the gravesite of Robin Gibb
• Be a mom
• Write a book
• Meet Barry Gibb
• Swim with dolphins
• Hold a koala
• Visit the Isle of Man

Now you see me, now you don't!

 This is a true fact for me when it comes to dealing with epilepsy!

What you can see:

Love

Triumph

Laughter

Peace

Calm

Safety 

Joy

What you CAN'T see:

Flashbacks

Stress

Paranoia

Triggers

Trauma

Anxiety

Depression

Fear

Exhaustion

Insomnia

Pain

-jessi