A Letter To Derra’s Younger Self About Her Epilepsy Journey

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At the onset of my epilepsy, all I could remember is that I was headed to recess and boom! Next thing I know, I woke up in a hospital bed. I didn’t recall anything else that happened to me after heading to recess. Even to this day, I don’t remember it. That particular seizure kept me in the hospital for a week. It took me an entire week to regain my strength and become my old self again. After recovery, I didn’t have another seizure for an entire year. I almost had forgotten about that seizure until one day I went into status epilepticus. The seizures kept on coming non-stop without a warning. Again, I don’t recall much about that day when the seizure….. Click here to read more