I’d been having seizures for 3 years before I was diagnosed with epilepsy, 10 years ago. By this point I was living alone in a hostel/supported living and the drugs they put me on took my seizures from 1-3 a year to up to 20 a day. They made me depressed and exhausted for 6 years. I coped.
I met DH 4 years ago who worked away all week until 2 years ago so I was still alone but I coped.
We’ve just had a gorgeous DS2 who’s 4 months old and I had 2 huge, terrifying back to back seizures today and I’m so upset. I feel like I don’t deserve my beautiful children. I know it’s not my fault. I’ve overcome homelessness, being a single parent and the wrong meds so why is it hitting me now that I have stability?
Mums with epilepsy how do you cope?