Doing Life in Lavender

Hi there! Me again. I’m glad you came back!   I hope you enjoyed my introductory blog! You’re discovering another thing about me. My tendency to massively overuse exclamation marks when using the written word to express myself… Oops! Joking aside though, in this blog I wanted to talk about loneliness and isolation. This is something we are all experiencing in a way we never have before because of the Covid-19 virus. It’s also something that we all experience to some degree or other, even before we used the words ‘Corona’ or ‘Lockdown’ so frequently. The feeling of being alone, that no one knows what it’s like to walk in your shoes; it’s a feeling we all know but for people with chronic medical conditions, their condition can be a reason for them feeling it more acutely. We aren’t the only ones, but chronic conditions, such as epilepsy can be the cause of such feelings and I know that personally my epilepsy has been the biggest cause of my feelings of loneliness and isolation th...

Hi there! Nice to meet you all! My name is Rachel, I’m 22 and I have epilepsy. Despite the fact that this is the way I’ve introduced myself to you, I have always fought to not let my epilepsy define me. I may have epilepsy but I am also a daughter, a sister, a fiancée and a granddaughter. I am a Christian and I know that while I have an earthly father, I also have a heavenly one and He loves me beyond what I can imagine. I’m blessed with some of the best friends this planet has to offer and I love them so dearly! I love musical theatre, Harry Potter and swimming. I am rarely seen not listening to music unless I’m at work, much to the chagrin of those around me and even though I have no skill, I love to make those around me laugh with my terrible dancing! Anyway… That’s me without epilepsy but epilepsy has impacted me pretty heavily since I was tiny. I had my first seizure at the age of eleven months old which was linked to an infection at the time but wasn’t diagnosed until roug...