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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 current role. Why did you decide to take part in Epilepsy Scotland’s training course? It was a mandatory training organised by the Lin Group for staff and I was excited …
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 training and how it helped her both professionally and personally. Did you know much about epilepsy before undertaking Epilepsy Scotland’s training? Before taking part in Epilepsy Scotland’s training, I did …
If you are looking after someone with epilepsy, it is vital you are trained to know how to best support them and their condition. It is especially important if you are supporting an individual who requires rescue or emergency medication. Being fully informed about the different medications available, how they are prescribed and the side …
Mhairi shares her experiences of living with epilepsy and how the condition has impacted her mental health. How did you feel when you first got diagnosed with epilepsy? At first, a sense of relief. After seven years of being told that my “seizures” were non-epileptic, it was reassuring to know that my “episodes” could …
Emily was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was just three years old. She shares how her diagnosis has impacted her life and mental health. How did you feel when you first got diagnosed with epilepsy? As I was diagnosed with epilepsy at a very young age, I wasn’t fully aware of how epilepsy would …
National epilepsy charity reveals “shocking statistics” concerning the mental health of people living with the neurological condition. One in three respondents of people living with epilepsy in Scotland say they have depression, according to a report launched today by Epilepsy Scotland. The report also found that 46% of people living with epilepsy who took part …
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 daughter’s epilepsy. What impact does fireworks and other pyrotechnics have on your daughter’s epilepsy? It’s the noise, it over stimulates her makes her cry, then later usually with 24 hours …
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