Grace and Bree discuss one of your suggestions: catamenial (hormone-triggered) epilepsy. Aunt Flo brings all sorts of goodies with her, and if you’re epileptic, seizures can be one of them! We discuss our experiences, how it can be diagnosed, and different treatment options to talk about with your doctor. Sorry guys, this one is gender-specific, but you’re still welcome to listen! 

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Music: “Jump In Line (Shake, Senora)” by Harry Belafonte, 1961. RCA Records. We do not own the rights to the music.

S 01 E 08 "Epilepsy Isn't Fun....Period."

Grace and Bree chat with Brooke (@ squeezerrrrrr), a 9-1-1 dispatcher in Maryland. She discusses information that is helpful for dispatchers, what questions one can expect, and how to best handle medical emergencies. She breaks down how paramedics and police are dispatched, the importance of making sure you answer all questions, and how you can help someone having a seizure or other medical emergency. 

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S 01 E 09 "9-1-1, What is Your Emergen-seize?"

Bree and Grace talk with Téa (@ seizure.queen) about having epilepsy and PNES (psychogenic nonepileptic seizures). She discusses what PNES is, how the seizures differ from epileptic seizures, and her experiences having both PNES and epileptic seizures. Listen for some tips for those newly diagnosed with PNES and how to learn more! 

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Music: “Jump In Line (Shake, Senora)” by Harry Belafonte, 1961. RCA Label. We do not own the rights to the musi

S 01 E 10 "Got PNES On My Mind"

Bree and Grace discuss the realities of living with epilepsy.

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