Driving , or the lack of it.

“I’ve just bought my first car” & “I’ve just passed my driving test” are very common phrases you hear between the ages of 17 and 21.

Being a 19 year old uni student you really can’t avoid the conversations about learning to drive. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m really happy that people have the opportunity to learn to drive and are able to take their test at a young age. However, not being able to learn to drive myself (I haven’t yet been seizure free long enough😥) it is something that really gets to me from time to time.

It may sound daft and you may think : why’s she moaning, it could be worse? Well yes it really could, but for me learning to drive was always a milestone I wanted to face at a young age. The freedom of going where you want, when you want no matter the distance. Even just being able to have an extra 15 minutes in bed on a Monday morning because you can drive to work instead of walking. It really is the little things in life that people often take for granted.

Now you currently have to be seizure free for one year in order to apply for your provisional driving license (there’s a chance this can be declined if the doctors do not believe you are well enough to drive but I won’t go into that). I’m currently keeping everything crossed that come November I will be hitting the “apply” button and be waiting to hear if I can finally get on the road 🚗. My bank balance would not be so happy with the cost of driving lessons, cars and petrol these days!!

Learning to drive and owning my first car always has been and always will be a goal of mine. In a sense, having epilepsy has made me even more focused on this. Whether it’s in the next year or the next 10 years I’m determined I’ll get there🙌🏼.

Hopefully I’ll have an update on this in November!

Molly

P.s. You may want to stay off the roads if I ever do learn to drive😂.

Holiday

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Holidays are meant to be for relaxing and enjoying, right?

If only it was that simple…

The idea of going on holiday sounds great until you realise there’s actually a lot more thought that needs to go into it. Don’t get me wrong I love a good holiday but there’s no last minute jumping on a flight for me!

1. Airports

First things first : Security. Now I know airports and security checks can be stressful for anyone whether they have a medical condition or not. However, when you have three large bottles of medication to get through, the fun and games begin.

Luckily I have just come back from holiday and the security queues at Manchester were relatively small with little hassle. Coming back was not so easy as the Greek security were apprehensive as to what was in the bottles🤦🏻‍♀️ but I got through eventually and could relax. (well TRY to relax)

2. Actually Flying

This issue may just be me because I’ve never been a great flyer, however the whole time I am in the airport I am constantly dreading the time I will spend on the airplane. Now anyone who knows a little bit about epilepsy will know that stress can be a MAJOR trigger for seizures. So as well as stressing about flying I then also start stressing about having a seizure. It really is a vicious circle! With a large amount of reassurance and some good tunes downloaded on my phone I try to relax and “enjoy” the flight as much as possible.

3. Time Differences

Now this one may have some of you thinking “why is time difference such an issue?”….

Well when you have to take medication at a specific time morning and night each day it becomes a problem.🤦🏻‍♀️ An hour or so ahead is not too much of an issue and I’m yet to venture further afield. However, the idea of calculating when to have my medication in a time zone that is, for example, 8 hours ahead doesn’t even bear thinking about!

/ This may seem like a very negative post but I just wanted to raise awareness of the struggles people with epilepsy or any medical condition for that matter, may face when travelling. /

One important thing to take from this is do not let anything stop you!!I have just come back from Greece and already have 3 more trips planned!

Molly x

Who Am I?

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This first post is just to give you a bit of background information about who I am and why I have created this blog.

If you don’t already know, my name is Molly and I am currently 19 years old. I am a student at Manchester Metropolitan University and I am undertaking a BA(Hons) in Early Years and Childhood Studies.

As well as a few other health problems, which I may touch on at a later date, I have the medical condition – epilepsy. Many of you will have heard of the condition and you may know quite a bit about it. Some of you may even have the condition yourselves.

The reason that I have decided to create this blog is mainly to provide people with some basic information about what it’s like to live day to day with epilepsy. (Even if you do already know a bit about the condition, some everyday things that I will discuss may surprise you!) My goal from this blog is to educate and support readers, and hopefully remove any stigmas that people may have surrounding epilepsy.

If you have any questions or would like to see any specific posts please don’t hesitate to contact me. My social media accounts are listed below.

Molly x

Email : alifewithe@outlook.com

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mollyslack_/

Twitter : https://twitter.com/mollslack22

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