You won’t find Epilepsy Tasmania’s nurse, Emma, working in a hospital – she travels the state helping Tasmanians affected by epilepsy to access epilepsy-related support when and where they need it. For example, we were recently contacted by a man who had been controlling his seizures for three years with anti-epileptic medication – until he […]
Case Studies
Single Parents and Seizures
Epilepsy Tasmania’s nurse (Emma) recently took a phone call from a single mum who had just had her first seizure – in front of her children. Understandably, she was concerned about having more seizures at home in front of her children and placing responsibility for her care with them. Emma supported this mum by demonstrating a device […]
Teenage Seizures
Epilepsy Tasmania’s nurse was recently contacted by the mother of a teenage son who was experiencing more seizures than normal. Emma met with the family to provide information and help them develop a plan to move forward. She was also able to identify some possible causes, such as issues around taking medications regularly, screen time, […]
