There Is No Strength Where There Is No Struggle
Rebecca has decided to embrace perseverance and optimism, finding happiness through her work, and even helping others to find ways to live more independently through her work with an organization called Domesti-Pups.
Never Give Up
Brad Rinehart has overcome epilepsy’s greatest challenges with support from his amazing wife Tracy. Read about their story and also about how running has been a source of fulfillment for Brad.
Conquering Your Fear
Debra Winsor brings true meaning to the term “citizen of the world,” and declares, “I do not let epilepsy run my life.”
Faith In Me
John summited Mount St. Helens with his father Tom, as part of an effort to raise funding and awareness for epilepsy. The climb, called “Stop the Eruption,” was a great success and was even covered on national TV. Epilepsy has been a serious condition for most of his life, but the words, “I can’t” are not part of John’s vocabulary!
Find The Things That Bring You Joy
Lucas Richmond’s advice is fairly simple: “Try new things. Find those things that bring you joy and latch on to them.”
Richard Shane’s Brilliant Outcome Through Surgery and Community Involvement
Over the course of 22 years Richard Shane estimates that he has experienced 2,500 simple partial and generalized seizures. However, thanks to epilepsy surgery Richard has now been seizure free for over eight years.
Epilepsy’s Not Gonna Have Me!
“I might have epilepsy, but it’s not gonna have me!” Despite having epilepsy, Trish Vallely, 52, is an extremely active volunteer in Denver’s nonprofit community, devoting much of her time to a variety of organizations, including the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, the All About Kids Expo, the Colfax Marathon, the […]
Finding Your Solution
Channing Seideman is an 18-year-old Colorado native who has lived with epilepsy since age 10. Seize The World fans may remember Channing from her 2009 feature, “You Only Live Once.” Channing is very good at figuring out ways around her seizures so that she can lead a fulfilling life. The following story is based on Channing’s phone […]
Epilepsy is Not Who You Are
Jake Quigley is 39 years old and lives in Hanover, New Hampshire with his wife Jeanie. He is a non-profit consultant and he owns a personal & professional coaching firm called Inspired Shifts. Jake has epilepsy, but he subscribes to the idea that, “epilepsy is something you have, it’s not who you are.” Jake lives […]
David Jensen: Balance Through Community
David Jensen is a twenty-two-year-old student at the Community College of Denver. Before starting at CCD, he went to Denver’s South High School. David’s life is similar to those of many of his classmates at CCD – he is in his early twenties and he graduated from high school in the Metro […]