WWE C.A.R.E. Seminar Series Event Neurologic Co-morbidities in Women with Epilepsy My Epilepsy Story invites all healthcare professionals and students to REGISTER TODAY for the next installment in the W.E….

Blue Raider Contracting Epilepsy is often described as a lightening storm in the brain.  For women and girls living with epilepsy,  seizures are not the only thing that impact their…

Are You a Recently Furloughed or Laid-Off Parent? We live in uncertain times as we are confronted with the collateral damage of the COVID19 pandemic. I understand that not only is…

I started working with people with epilepsy without any intention to make it my specialty. I took a position as a nurse at the University of Kentucky on a busy…

Thank you all for your support this past year! Thank your for supporting our mission to advocate, educate, and research for women and girls living with epilepsy! Your contributions this…

Hello friends & Happy Friday! Can you believe we’re well into AUGUST already? Where has this year gone? I am starting to see more & more of my friends posting…

As I sit here thinking of the My Epilepsy Story (MES) organization and how far we have come it is bittersweet…. Hearing the voices and stories of women and girls…

As I sit here thinking of 2015 and all that has happened this year, I am tearful. This year has been filled with many great memories. I am blessed to…

“Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.” – Satchel Paige As I sit here this evening, I sit…

I read this saying last week and thought I would share it with you on Father’s Day. “The GREATEST thing a Father can do for his children is to LOVE…

Where has the time gone???? My baby has now turned 6! Life gets busy and time passes so quickly. We think that we will have time to treasure every moment…

As I sit and reflect on things that I have heard from parents and the things happening in society I am reminded of what my role is as an ADVOCATE….

As Mother’s Day is here, I have thought about what Mother’s Day means to me personally. For me at times, it has been hard to juggle three little children especially…

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. ~Malala Yousafzai In this world we don’t always see the reason why things happen. I often find myself thinking…

Fall has set in and winter is approaching quickly…. I have not written in quite some time. I have been asked, “When are you going to write again? I am…

We have EXCITING news to announce…. We were featured in The Wall Street Journal this week. Dr. David Loring’s PCORI Funded project, COPE, that follows children that are newly diagnosed…

Today is a beautiful Fall day here in Nashville. As, the leaves are beginning to change and my windows are open so that I can feel the beautiful Fall winds…

The past few months have been so busy. School has started for the children, and my husband is back to work nonstop as the Headmaster at the school where Samuel…

This week was the start of school for my three young children. The “rat race” has begun here in Tennessee, like so many other places across the country. As we…

“Amor Vincit Omnia” in latin means Love Conquers All….. In my life, love has conquered all. On July 6, 2014 I married the love of my life. Our love story…

As we approach Mother’s Day this Sunday, I have been pondering what I should write for this blog post. In fact, I have rewritten this post several times only to…

Over the last few years I have focused on others quite a bit. I have had friends and my board members constantly reminding me to slow down, breathe, and focus…

I sit here in Nashville on this rainy day to share with you some of my thoughts that have been circling around in my mind. A few weeks ago I…

Adversity is the mother of progress. ~Mahatma Gandhi In life we face challenges that can be EXTREMELY hard. We have to sit down and decide if it is worth the…

Over the last few years people have been saying over and over to me, “Brandy you are so strong!” “We don’t see how you do everything that you are doing.”…

“The world is looking back on a year that was, but what matters is what’s in front of you. KEEP WALKING.” I read this quote in The New York Times…

As we begin to prepare for the Thanksgiving season I wanted to share with everyone some things that are on the horizon and that I am thankful for. Our story…

I have spent the last few days recovering from my trip to the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting.  This year it was held in San Diego.   I was gone…

Tonight as I sit here thinking of this past week and the week ahead I am filled with mixed emotions. My long weekend started in my home state of Louisiana….

Someone recently said to me that they “wished things would go back to the way it used to be”. This made me ponder on the things of my past….I have…

Life has been so busy here. I have so many things to update everyone on. We have had two wonderful benefits for the organization since I last blogged. One was…

When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile. ~Author Unknown I read this quote several months ago and was…

I have been waiting for the right time to share with everyone about a new board member for the organization. We are blessed here at My Epilepsy Story to add…

Life has been extremely busy over the past few weeks! Samuel has begun taking OT and PT at a new therapy center closer to our home. The therapists have been…

Spring is here, and I love it! As I sit here this evening, I am reflecting on Spring and the beauty that is beginning to bloom. I went for a…

1 in 10 people will have a seizure. 1 in 26 people will develop epilepsy. About 50,000 people die each year from epilepsy. This is one of the things that…

About two weeks ago on our Facebook page, I asked “What is the one thing you wished people knew about epilepsy?”. I received a lot of great responses to this…

Well the weekend is ending and a new week is ahead of us. As I reflect on all the things that need to be done I am tired yet I…

As I reflect on my weekend this evening I have mixed emotions. I took my daughter, Hannah Kate, to a Vanderbilt basketball game with a friend on Saturday afternoon. We…

In life, we have to make choices that are not easy. We can choose to sit in our “place of sorrow” or choose to climb out of it. Not that…

This evening as I sit here and prepare for my week ahead the word DREAM comes to mind…..You see, dreams do come true when we pursue them. [blockquote cite=”Henry David…

[blockquote cite=”Albert Einstein”]It is better to believe than to disbelieve; in doing you bring everything to the realm of possibility.[/blockquote] I was reminded of this quote today. I loved it…

Tonight I finally decided to sit down and write about the EXCITING things that are going on with the organization. We just filed our paperwork for the State of Tennessee…

“AND THE DAY CAME WHEN THE RISK TO REMAIN TIGHT IN A BUD WAS MORE PAINFUL THAN THE RISK IT TOOK TO BLOSSOM.” ~Anais Nin I came across this on…