Embracing the unknown: Living with epilepsy and finding purpose

Life has a funny way of changing in an instant. For me, that moment came on March 26, 2020. I was a 19-year-old college student, full of energy, ambition, and independence. My life was one of endless possibilities, and I never gave much thought to health complications—especially something as life-altering as epilepsy. But that morning, everything shifted.

It began like any other day, but by the time I regained consciousness, my world had flipped upside down. I found myself surrounded by paramedics, with my mom in tears and my younger brother standing nearby, his face filled with worry. I had b...