I
recently read Bryan Farley’s blog post “Defining Epilepsy and Creativity” which
was part of November’s Living Well with Epilepsy Blog Relay.
He
talked about how people usually say, “I have epilepsy, but it doesn’t define
me.” Of course, we are more than our
epilepsy. This is the message that we
want the world to know. However, he
changed this phrase to say, “I have epilepsy and I define IT.” His rationale is that we as people with
epilepsy should acknowledge our epilepsy and the role it takes in our
lives. Then, we can work to advocate for
ourselves.
