Imagine Yourself With Epilepsy

Imagine Yourself With Epilepsy

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Please tell your family, friends, and coworkers about epilepsy. We want our society to gain a better awareness. Purchase a few copies of Chris Maxwell’s physical book Underwater here, or eBook and Audiobook– and give copies to...
A Grandson Born, A Grandson Baptized

A Grandson Born, A Grandson Baptized

Our fifth grandchild was recently born. He’s cute, of course. We wish we were there, for sure. But, though too distant to hold him or hear him or talk to him, we are so thankful for Reese, his brother Beckett, and his cousins Anthem, Seth, and Poesy. We are also...
Encephalitis, Epilepsy and Hope

Encephalitis, Epilepsy and Hope

– The following is from Chris Maxwell’s book, Changing My Mind.   Now? I know so much about knowing less. I still study to obtain information and to grasp my recovery, my reality. Encephalitis. The cause of my effect of not knowing. It surprises you. Like a...
Another Anniversary of My Damaged Brain

Another Anniversary of My Damaged Brain

Each year I remember. Each day I recall why I so often forget. Last month I visited Orlando – the wonderful city where the not-so-wonderful illness of encephalitis almost caused my life to end. I spoke about my time in the hospital and the long term results of that...