Epilepsy - staying conscious. Stories about how different the disease can be

Epilepsy — a disease that many know only by hearsay, most often — through fear and stereotypes. But behind the dry medical terms are always living stories that contain confusion and hope, struggle and overcoming.

In this book, Maria Panova presents epilepsy not as a sentence, but as part of life that one can learn to cope with. Through the stories of people, she reveals different facets of the disease: how seizures manifest differently, how patients, their loved ones, and random witnesses react to them, what to do if a seizure occurs.

What first aid should be provided during an epileptic seizure, why you shouldn’t put metal spoons in the mouth, what are the main myths about this disease, how easy is it to detect symptoms, and how does pregnancy proceed for patients with this disease? This and much more awaits you on the pages of this much-needed and important book.

The book “Epilepsy - staying conscious. Stories about how different the disease can be” breaks stereotypes, teaches attentiveness and compassion, and reminds us: a diagnosis does not define identity, and life with epilepsy can be long, fulfilling, and happy.