Epilepsy has long been one of the most stigmatised health conditions. People's beliefs about it are doubtless partly due to what a fit looks like and its aftermath- the frothing at the mouth, shouting, bleeding, bumps, bruising and injuries - all of which can be difficult to look at.After nearly thirty years of living with seizures, Fran Thomas provides a much-needed handbook for epileptics and non-epileptics alike. It includes everything you need to survive when you are having fit...

'I understand this doesn't look good. Please trust me when I say it isn't as bad as it first appears. I'm not being ironical, facetious or glib. Physical pain is inevitable when you have a tendency to throw yourself around, suffering is optional.'In 1992 Franziska Thomas had her first seizure and her whole world was turned upside down- literally. In 'Fits and Starts' Franziska gives a compelling personal description of living with Epilepsy, an illness shrouded in secrecy and antiqua...

"I understand this doesn't look good. Please trust me when I say it isn't as bad as it first appears. I'm not being ironical, facetious or glib. Physical pain is inevitable when you have a tendency to throw yourself around, suffering is optional."In 1992 Franziska Thomas had her first seizure and her whole world was turned upside down - literally.In Fits and Starts Franziska gives a compelling personal description of living with Epilepsy, an illness shroud...