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@brainablaze.bsky.social
· Nov 22
We're here to raise #EpilepsyAwareness. Who's with us?
Our #epilepsy support group meets tonight! Come celebrate #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) with us.
Here's a link that includes the Zoom invite link:
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Here's a link that includes the Zoom invite link:
brainablaze.com/go/pst
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November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our #epilepsy support group meets tonight! Come celebrate #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) with us.
Here's a link that includes the Zoom invite link:
brainablaze.com/go/pst
Here's a link that includes the Zoom invite link:
brainablaze.com/go/pst
It's day 25 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM). Our theme is "How did #Epilepsy change you?".
Hard to sum it up in one post, but give it a try! #EpilepsyAwareness
Hard to sum it up in one post, but give it a try! #EpilepsyAwareness
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's day 25 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM). Our theme is "How did #Epilepsy change you?".
Hard to sum it up in one post, but give it a try! #EpilepsyAwareness
Hard to sum it up in one post, but give it a try! #EpilepsyAwareness
Our theme for Day 24 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Neurosurgery". -- Have you considered it? Why did it make (or didn't) sense for you? -- Listen to our founder's neurosurgery story:
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019: The Surgery - The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast
This episode walks through the events leading up to our host's neurosurgery in 2017.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Our theme for Day 24 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Neurosurgery". -- Have you considered it? Why did it make (or didn't) sense for you? -- Listen to our founder's neurosurgery story:
brainablaze.com/the-brain-ab...
brainablaze.com/the-brain-ab...
On day 23 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) or theme is "Raising Epilepsy Awareness throughout the year!" -- We're heading into the last week. Is it important that the inertia continue to raise awareness throughout the whole year?
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
On day 23 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) or theme is "Raising Epilepsy Awareness throughout the year!" -- We're heading into the last week. Is it important that the inertia continue to raise awareness throughout the whole year?
Our theme for day 20 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Epilepsy and Depression". -- Some estimate that nearly 30% of people with #Epilepsy experience #depression. If you struggle with both, you are not alone. #EpilepsyAwareness
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008: Epilepsy and Depression - The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast
We review the bilateral association between Epilepsy and Depression while also providing tips to fight the ebb and flow of the Cycle of Depression.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our theme for day 20 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Epilepsy and Depression". -- Some estimate that nearly 30% of people with #Epilepsy experience #depression. If you struggle with both, you are not alone. #EpilepsyAwareness
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Our #epilepsy theme for day 18 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Your seizure triggers?" -- What are some things that you've noticed trigger your #epilepsy? #EpilepsyAwareness
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005: Let’s Talk Triggers - The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast
We provide tips on how to avoid the Triggers that are statistically the most likely to cause breakthrough seizures.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Our #epilepsy theme for day 18 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Your seizure triggers?" -- What are some things that you've noticed trigger your #epilepsy? #EpilepsyAwareness
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Today is National Epilepsy Day in India. We appreciate the opportunity to help to raise #EpilepsyAwareness globally!
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Today is National Epilepsy Day in India. We appreciate the opportunity to help to raise #EpilepsyAwareness globally!
Our theme for day 16 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "What is VNS?" Our good friend Mike Knox came on our podcast to enlighten us about this treatment for medically-resistant #epilepsy. #EpilepsyAwareness
Have you heard of VNS?
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Have you heard of VNS?
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November 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our theme for day 16 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "What is VNS?" Our good friend Mike Knox came on our podcast to enlighten us about this treatment for medically-resistant #epilepsy. #EpilepsyAwareness
Have you heard of VNS?
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Have you heard of VNS?
brainablaze.com/the-brain-ab...
Our theme of day 15 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Tips for the newly diagnosed". -- What is something you wished you had learned earlier about #epilepsy (or #seizures)?
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049: Epilepsy for Beginners - The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast
This episode includes the basics of Epilepsy. In this episode, the host of our Epilepsy podcast, David Clifford, goes back in time to 1991 to give his former-self advice about Epilepsy and seizures.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Our theme of day 15 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Tips for the newly diagnosed". -- What is something you wished you had learned earlier about #epilepsy (or #seizures)?
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The #Epilepsy community owes an even larger, profound debt to our veterans. The surge of Service Members returning from war with Post-Traumatic Epilepsy (PTE) due to TBI has driven leaps in Epilepsy research funding. #VeteransDay #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth #NEAM
November 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The #Epilepsy community owes an even larger, profound debt to our veterans. The surge of Service Members returning from war with Post-Traumatic Epilepsy (PTE) due to TBI has driven leaps in Epilepsy research funding. #VeteransDay #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth #NEAM
Has #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth got you psyched to meet other people with #epilepsy? Our Support Group meets virtually in a couple of hours! #NEAM
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GMT Epilepsy Support Group Session - Brain Ablaze
Our GMT support group session meets on 10th of every month at 6 PM GMT | 1 PM EST | 10 AM PST. We hope to see you there!
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November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Has #EpilepsyAwarenessMonth got you psyched to meet other people with #epilepsy? Our Support Group meets virtually in a couple of hours! #NEAM
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"Epilepsy and Disability" is our theme for day 9 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM). -- Epilepsy is a protected disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. -- Have you ever experience discrimination because of your #epilepsy (or seizures)? #EpilepsyAwareness
November 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Epilepsy and Disability" is our theme for day 9 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM). -- Epilepsy is a protected disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. -- Have you ever experience discrimination because of your #epilepsy (or seizures)? #EpilepsyAwareness
"Epilepsy Tests and Scans" is our theme for day 7 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) -- EEG, CT, and MRI are all common Epilepsy tests. -- Which test was the most useful (or annoying) in your treatment of Epilepsy? #EpilepsyAwareness
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048: Jacked In - The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast
In this episode, we talk about all things EEG and how it can be used by our Neurologists (or Epileptologists) to classify our different types of Epilepsy.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"Epilepsy Tests and Scans" is our theme for day 7 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) -- EEG, CT, and MRI are all common Epilepsy tests. -- Which test was the most useful (or annoying) in your treatment of Epilepsy? #EpilepsyAwareness
brainablaze.com/the-brain-ab...
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A very Happy Birthday to our friend Trevor Harris. Trevor came on our podcast to describe his life as a comedian with Cerebral Palsy who experiences #epilepsy. Give a listen! #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth #NEAM
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November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A very Happy Birthday to our friend Trevor Harris. Trevor came on our podcast to describe his life as a comedian with Cerebral Palsy who experiences #epilepsy. Give a listen! #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth #NEAM
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Our theme for day 5 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Traumatic Brain Injury" -- Brain injuries are a significant cause of acquired #epilepsy. Seizures from damage caused buy the injury can may only appear years later. #EpilepsyAwareness
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017: Traumatic Brain Injury - The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast
Our host, David Clifford, talks through how Epilepsy is related to Traumatic Brain Injury including an injury he suffered in a car accident in his teens.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our theme for day 5 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "Traumatic Brain Injury" -- Brain injuries are a significant cause of acquired #epilepsy. Seizures from damage caused buy the injury can may only appear years later. #EpilepsyAwareness
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Our theme for day 4 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "What type(s) of seizures do you have?" -- There are multiple types of seizures and some people with #epilepsy might experience more than one type. #EpilepsyAwareness
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our theme for day 4 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth (or #NEAM) is "What type(s) of seizures do you have?" -- There are multiple types of seizures and some people with #epilepsy might experience more than one type. #EpilepsyAwareness
Our them for #3 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth is "How does Epilepsy affect families?" -- Do you have a story about how your family was affected when a member was diagnosed with #Epilepsy? #NEAM
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our them for #3 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth is "How does Epilepsy affect families?" -- Do you have a story about how your family was affected when a member was diagnosed with #Epilepsy? #NEAM
It's day #2 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth or #NEAM. Our theme for today is seizure classification. Three major types of seizures: focal, generalized, and unknown. -- what type do you have?
Here's more:
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Here's more:
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002: Classification of Seizures - Part 1 - The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast
In this episode, our host and long-time intractable epilepsy sufferer, David Clifford, introduces the high-level classification of Seizures through a simplified metaphor.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's day #2 of #NationalEpilepsyAwarenessMonth or #NEAM. Our theme for today is seizure classification. Three major types of seizures: focal, generalized, and unknown. -- what type do you have?
Here's more:
brainablaze.com/the-brain-ab...
Here's more:
brainablaze.com/the-brain-ab...
Are you looking for ideas about how you can celebrate the #epilepsy community or advocate for #EpilepsyAwareness through National Epilepsy Awareness Month this November?
We've got you covered!
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We've got you covered!
brainablaze.com/blog/ways-to...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Are you looking for ideas about how you can celebrate the #epilepsy community or advocate for #EpilepsyAwareness through National Epilepsy Awareness Month this November?
We've got you covered!
brainablaze.com/blog/ways-to...
We've got you covered!
brainablaze.com/blog/ways-to...
When a stroke damages brain tissue, the resulting scar tissue can become an area of seizure generation. This means stroke survivors, particularly those over 60, face a much higher risk of developing #epilepsy later on. #WorldStrokeDay #EpilepsyAwareness
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
When a stroke damages brain tissue, the resulting scar tissue can become an area of seizure generation. This means stroke survivors, particularly those over 60, face a much higher risk of developing #epilepsy later on. #WorldStrokeDay #EpilepsyAwareness
If you're sick stay home. As we head deeper into flu season, it's important for people to know that the common flu (and its affects like lack of sleep) can be a seizure-trigger in some people with #Epilepsy. -- Do you have more seizures when you're sick? #EpilepsyAwareness
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If you're sick stay home. As we head deeper into flu season, it's important for people to know that the common flu (and its affects like lack of sleep) can be a seizure-trigger in some people with #Epilepsy. -- Do you have more seizures when you're sick? #EpilepsyAwareness
What is a piece of advice about your #epilepsy (or #seizures) you have had to disregard? From whom did it come? #EpilepsyAwareness
October 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What is a piece of advice about your #epilepsy (or #seizures) you have had to disregard? From whom did it come? #EpilepsyAwareness
What would be your advice to a kid who is caught bullying others for their disabilities (like #epilepsy)?
What advice would you give to the kids who were bullied?
#EpilepsyAwareness
What advice would you give to the kids who were bullied?
#EpilepsyAwareness
October 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
What would be your advice to a kid who is caught bullying others for their disabilities (like #epilepsy)?
What advice would you give to the kids who were bullied?
#EpilepsyAwareness
What advice would you give to the kids who were bullied?
#EpilepsyAwareness
Despite medical advances, there is currently no global cure for #epilepsy. #EpilepsyAwareness
October 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Despite medical advances, there is currently no global cure for #epilepsy. #EpilepsyAwareness
We often see comments on dashcam videos blaming the crash on a seizure, but the percentage of accidents caused by #epilepsy is dwarfed by drunk, distracted, or drowsy driving. Unfair assumptions fuel stigma and distract from the real biggest threats on the road. #EpilepsyAwareness
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We often see comments on dashcam videos blaming the crash on a seizure, but the percentage of accidents caused by #epilepsy is dwarfed by drunk, distracted, or drowsy driving. Unfair assumptions fuel stigma and distract from the real biggest threats on the road. #EpilepsyAwareness