Every morning, after breakfast
I take my medicine
I have to do this every day
it's really important that I do this
so my seizures don't come back
When I first started taking my medicine
I was having lots of seizures
I didn't like it at all
I kept having to come home from school
I even wet myself in the playground
They made me feel so bad
that I didn't want to go out and play
with my friend
I was too worried about having a seizure
but then, I went to the hospital
they did some tests
like the one where 
they stick pads to your head
and measure the electrical brainwaves 
in your head
After the test,
my doctor said I had epilepsy
and he gave me some new medicine to take
So I started taking one tablet
and then two tablets every morning
I really didn't like taking them at first
I felt so bad
I felt tired and floppy
and I couldn't concentrate on anything
I was so angry, I thought
"Why do I have to take these 
stupid tablets every day?!"
But after a while, maybe a few weeks
I was feeling a bit better
and a bit more better
and the best thing ever,
one day, me and mum looked at my seizure diary
and I hadn't had a seizure for a whole month!
So I realised that if I take my tablets properly
even if they make me a bit sleepy sometimes
I think that it's loads better than
having my seizures all the time
They haven't made my epilepsy go away,
it's still there
but if I keep taking my tablets
each morning after breakfast
I am lots better
Find out more about epilepsy
at epilepsy.org.uk
