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The writer and NPR contributor @IAmGothamGirl shares about developing epilepsy at 40 (as a single mom), bad doctors, shattering her face during a seizure, the myths around her condition and the hope she has found accepting her new reality.
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https://livingwellwithepilepsy.com/
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https://www.epilepsy.com/
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