Category: epilepsy memoirs

A Great Book for Young Folks

I will be putting this book on Rose’s desk for her to read while she is home.

Speedbumps: Living with Epilepsy by Jonathan B. Dodson is his voice telling his story.

The book chronicles his life from his first “speedbumps” and seizures to being an adult.

The book is easy to read and divided nicely.

It does not get bogged down in medical details or side-stories.

His tale is streamlined well so that young readers can read it over a weekend.

This would be a great resource to put in the hands of teens struggling with epilepsy.

I appreciate Jonathan and his family for putting together such a useful book.

BRAVO!

Seizure Mama/ Flower Roberts

An Enlightening Epilepsy Memoir

I have purchased seven more epilepsy books.

I will be sharing my thoughts on each after I read it.

The first is The Sacred Disease; My Life with Epilepsy by Kristin Seaborg, M.D.

I found this to be insightful and helpful.

The memoir follows Kristin’s life from a high fever and seizure as a toddler to adulthood.

I am amazed at her tenaciousness and fortitude.

Kristin finished medical school and gave birth to three children while struggling through trials of many failed medicines and a brain surgery.

She is honest about her feelings and frustrations throughout the whole process.

This book will be helpful to any person going through decades of uncontrolled epilepsy, especially young women of child-bearing age.

I am very grateful to Kristin Seaborg for sharing her story.

Seizure Mama