Amy

Epilepsy and mental health: Amy’s story

Amy was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2022. She shares how her diagnosis impacted her mental health, education and how she has created a Twitter...
PAVES team

PAVES™ team finalists for Celebrating Success Awards

The PAVES™ team was finalists at the NHS Lothian Celebrating Success Awards at the Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel on Thursday 7 September 2023. The...
Youth Group

The impact of Epilepsy Scotland’s Youth Group: Owen’s story

We would like to share Owen’s story and the impact Epilepsy Scotland’s Youth Group has had on him. Owen’s mum contacted the Helpline during the first Covid-19 lockdown....
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#StudentSeptember – Freya’s story

Epilepsy Scotland’s Student Ambassador Freya sadly lost her sister Ellie to Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) in 2020. Freya explains the importance for...
Amelia

#StudentSeptember – Amelia’s story

Amelia has been living with epilepsy since September 2021 during her first year at university. She shares how she felt about being diagnosed with...
Epilepsy Consortium Scotland

Epilepsy charities call for more choice on care

Today, 12 September, an association of organisations representing the epilepsy community in Scotland published a new report which calls on the need for people...
Four students

#StudentSeptember – Ella’s story

Ella was just 19 when she experienced her first tonic-clonic seizure. She shares how she felt when she was diagnosed and the challenges she...
Students

The #StudentSeptember campaign

Our Student Ambassador Chloe Smith provides more information about our #StudentSeptember campaign. In 2021, a student named Orla White contacted Epilepsy Scotland about raising...
Trevor Gray

Having temporal lobe epilepsy in my 50s

Trevor was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy in his 50s. Here he shares his experiences of being diagnosed and the challenges he has faced....
Brain

#TalkEpilepsy – Scott’s story

Scott was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was very young. He shares his experiences of living with the neurological condition. I was told by...

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