For Epilepsy Awareness Month this March, philosophy professor at the University of Waterloo Brian Orend—who himself has epilepsy—discussed the ups and downs of writing Seizure the Day: Living a Happy Life with Illness (Freehand Books), a guidebook for people experiencing ongoing, chronic illnesses. Here, Brian tells us about everything from feeling like a fraud when he experienced discouraging health setbacks to getting on a first-name basis with a Nobel Laureate. You can read the full essay here.
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