Talking epilepsy and comedy with Maisie Adam - Purple Day bonuscast
“Ultimately, you have to find the light in it rather than the dark.”Epilepsy is hugely varied and affects everyone differently. For Purple Day 2021, we are excited to be able to share comedian Maisie ...
26 Maalis 202151min
What do you want to tell the world about epilepsy? - Purple Day bonuscast
Purple Day is all about people with epilepsy coming together to raise their voices and speak out. Listen to Derrick, Debbie, Murray, Bob, Phil, Lauren and Charlotte as they tell us about their epileps...
26 Maalis 202119min
Bonuscast - What’s changed with epilepsy in the last 70 years?
What’s changed with epilepsy in the last 70 years? In this special bonuscast, we talk with Epilepsy Action Chief Executive Philip Lee about the history of epilepsy, key milestones and changes for peop...
21 Syys 202043min
ep 8 - A winning tale of friendship
Ellis, 9, was diagnosed with focal epilepsy in 2019. His whole world was turned upside down, becoming withdrawn and depressed. His seizures still aren’t under control. Reggie, a good school friend of ...
1 Syys 202026min
ep 7 - epilepsy and having a baby
Ibby had baby daughter Niamh just under four weeks ago. She had seizures all through pregnancy, including just before the epidural for her C-section. We talk to her about being new to epilepsy, the jo...
10 Elo 202044min
ep 6 - A marathon, not a sprint
Patience was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 14. She has both tonic-clonic and focal seizures, sometimes two or three a week. Patience chats with us about her epilepsy journey. How her sister rea...
27 Heinä 202047min
ep 5 - Seize your adventure
After being diagnosed with epilepsy in 2015, Fran walked 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago in Spain two years later, solo. In 2019, she completed the 100KM Race to the Stones ultramarathon. We talk ...
15 Heinä 20201h 9min
