Hi Isabel,ive had grandmals from 5 years old to now,im 63..The confusion soundslike me after a seizure ,things seem familiar but parts of my memory are missing,As the months go by the memoryof my sezures disappear..My confusion through theyears is more like the epilepsy is taking parts ofmy memory..Ive gone long enough 58 years,to realize that even beiing free for amounts of time such as 5 years doent mean much.Had a 5 year span .then bac! to normal..epilepsy will be with alwaysbut learned to live with it.