The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast

In this episode, we continue our Stigma series to talk through the different types of people that we often encounter when trying to fight against Stigma and give advice on how best to interact with them. Each person is different of course, but we often find that that there are […]

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In this episode, our host and longtime intractable epilepsy sufferer, David Clifford takes us back to 1983 to tell a story of when his own stigma against others changed the path of his own life. So pop your collar and grab your jellies, because we’re in for an awesome ride. […]

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Our last episode presented the events leading up to the resection neurosurgery that our host, David Clifford, undertook in 2017. This episode covers what happened immediately after the surgery and provides an update of his recovery. There are plenty of risks regarding surgery and one should investigate and consider all […]

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In this episode, our host, David Clifford, walks through the events leading up to his neurosurgery in 2017. This is part one of a two-part series. Make sure that you listen to 020: The Recovery to learn the whole story. Neurosurgery is often the last resort for people of epilepsy […]

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Jump to the Episode Our host, David Clifford, walks through what he has learned living with intractable epilepsy for more than a quarter of a century. Approximately, 70% of people with epilepsy effectively control their Epilepsy through medication. For the rest, medication has little to no effect. Our host refers […]

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Our host, David Clifford, talks through how Epilepsy is related to Traumatic Brain Injury including an injury he suffered in a car accident in his teens. This is the video that inspired this episode, where a New York City Police Officer throws a young girl to the ground for her […]

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If you’ve always wondered: “Why doesn’t my doctor listen to me?”, “Why does my doctor push medication on me?” or “Why is my doctor so terrible?” then this episode is for you. The host of our podcast, David Clifford, covers the relationship between epilepsy patients and neurologists using vital statistics […]

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Last episode, we covered the things that things people do that annoy the members of the Epilepsy community. In this episode, our host of the Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast, David Clifford, changes things up to explain the different side of the same story by walking through some of the things […]

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In this episode, we walk through some of the faux pas that members of the general public often make that often cause confusion or even playful eye-rolls from members of the Epilepsy community. This episode was inspired by the #seizurechallenge, a recent Tik Tok trend that has people (mostly teens) […]

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In this episode (player link at bottom), I walk through the concepts of Adult Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity, why they are important to the people of Epilepsy, and how they can be used now to help with your recovery. Gaining neuroplasticity means pushing your brain in ways that it wouldn’t normally […]

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