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What preparations do you make when travelling with epilepsy?

Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: May 18 8:23am | Replies (43)
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@santosha What I found incredibly difficult was coming back home. While I had a few impactful events on my trip, I had several significant ones during my first week back. It was interesting to see how my body took time to adjust. The trip reminded me that life doesn't have to pass me by and that I could intentionally spread my wings and fly (no pun intended).

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Chris Gautier, Volunteer Mentor | @santosha | May 16 9:08am

@dannoyes
You're not alone in this, Dan! Coming back home was harder than I'd imagined. Readjusting to São Paulo after three weeks in a city as calm and peaceful as Montevideo was quite demanding — and not just for me. My husband felt exactly the same way, and it's left us both reflecting on where we'd truly like to spend our lives in the future.
That said, my neuropsychologist wisely reminded me: there's a difference between spending holidays somewhere and actually living there. And my yoga teacher once put it beautifully — there are stressed people in peaceful cities, and calm people in busy ones.
Chris

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