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...
Stuart

Five most common topics on our helpline

Our Helpline Officer Uschi gives us her current top five topics that keep her and her colleague busy on the helpline at the moment....
Epilepsy Scotland Chief Executive, Lesslie Young and Dr Greenshields

Former Moderator of the Church of Scotland named epilepsy ambassador

Epilepsy Scotland is delighted to announce that Dr Iain Greenshields has become an ambassador of the charity. A widely-respected public figure, Dr Greenshields is...
Dianne and Emma

Epilepsy and SUDEP – Dianne’s story

Our Fundraising Manager, Gemma Fleet, talked to Dianne whose daughter Emma sadly passed away due to Sudden Unexplained Death In Epilepsy (SUDEP) in April...
Epilepsy Scotland training

My experience of Epilepsy Scotland’s epilepsy training

Victor, a Healthcare Assistant at the Lin Group, shares his experiences of Epilepsy Scotland’s training course and how the training will help in his...
Emma

How Epilepsy Scotland’s training helped me

Emma has recently qualified as a nurse and completed Epilepsy Scotland’s epilepsy training offered via her university course. She shares how she found the...
Firework

Impact fireworks and pyrotechnics can have on my daughter’s epilepsy

Angela’s daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was two years old. She explains the impact fireworks and other pyrotechnics can have on her...
Helpline

Helpline at 20: Impact of epilepsy

Our Helpline and Information Officer Uschi talks about the impact of an epilepsy diagnosis and some of the inspirational people she has met who...
Tucky Williams

Purple Day 2023: Tucky’s story

Tucky Williams created a drama TV series Girl/Girl scene and starred as the main character Evan who had epilepsy. For Tucky, this was no...
Matthew McBride

Purple Day 2023: Matthew’s story

Matthew was first diagnosed with nocturnal epilepsy in 2019. He shares how he felt when first diagnosed and how he has turned a life-changing...