epilepsycast

Rachel Batchelor, 22, has had epilepsy since she was 15. She chats about managing epilepsy as a student, taking six years to get diagnosed and working on The Epilepsy Space - Epilepsy Action’s new interactive resource for young people. As someone who has less commonly understood seizures, Rachel talks about feeling like a “walking education” to those around her.

Living in lockdown is hard and it can be even harder if you are affected by epilepsy. We want to remind people this National Epilepsy Week - and beyond - that you are not alone. Listen to voice messages from people with epilepsy and parents of children with epilepsy as they share their lockdown stories, top tips on coping and supportive words of encouragement.

Check out our first episode featuring presenters Hattie Hodgson-Crome and Rich McMaster. In this episode we interview footballer Leon Legge about his epilepsy journey and what it's like to captain Port Vale. Please get in touch to share your feedback and let us know what content you’d like to see for future episodes!