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Overwhelmed

Posted on August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 by EpiphVany

In May of this year, I was overwhelmed. I found out that my kid was in the ICU, hooked up to a ventilator because he was experiencing status epilepticus, a life-threatening condition that basically means having too many seizures in a row without any break in between to recover. This was a rapid escalation of…

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