Your Stories

• Millie's story

  Millie Power is 18 years old and from South East England. Millie was diagnosed with epilepsy as an infant and has absence seizures. Millie has been inspired to train as a peadiatric nurse because of the healthcare professionals she has met.

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• Jonathan Solomon's story

  Jonathan Solomon was a former residential student at Lingfield Hospital School, which later changed its name to become Young Epilepsy.

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• Jeremy Orbell's story

  Jeremy Orbell helps Young Epilepsy fundraise in the Peterborough area. He talks about his experiences of being diagnosed with epilepsy as a teenager and how it affected his early years.

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• Andy Morley, father of Tom, explains how epilepsy has affected his son’s life

  Tom Morley was 13 months old when he was diagnosed with epilepsy. Now six years old, Tom’s condition is managed through use of medication and a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) implant. Tom’s dad Andy explains how the condition has affected family life.

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• Poppy and Vicki

  Poppy Evans, who will be six this year, has a neurological condition called Dravet Syndrome that causes epileptic seizures. Poppy’s mum Vicki outlines how the condition has affected the family.

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