Jawaharal Nehru, former Prime Minister of India, once said: “Life is like a card game. The hand you are dealt represents determinism; the way you play is free will. Everyone in the world faces challenges, most of them face them every day of their lives. The challenges people face make them who they are. It determines what will become of them and what they will do in life. If someone simply gives up because of a challenge, like an illness, and thinks they will never amount to anything, then they will never measure up to anything. Epilepsy is one such challenge that takes many forms. Anyone with epilepsy knows that it is a struggle to live with. Epilepsy is understood as “recurrent seizures (more than two) for which no provoking factor is found” (Appleton and Marson 3). “Epileptic seizures occur when nerve cells fire abnormally and synchronously” (Appleton and Marson 1). “Normally, brain cells produce electrical energy, which flows through the nervous system and activates muscles. The brain of an epileptic patient sometimes cannot control this release of energy” (Schuelein, “Epilepsy” 1). “A seizure can cause temporary uncontrolled muscle movements or loss of consciousness” (Stredter 19). “Multiple seizures of unknown causes occur in epilepsy” (Schuelein, “Convulsions” 1). “There are many types of epileptic seizures: these are usually divided into generalized and focal (also called partial) seizures” (Appleton and Marson 9). “Some types of seizures are easy to identify but others are not, particularly in infants and young children” (Appleton and Marson 9). “Most epilepsy syndromes occur in children” (Appleton and Marson 9). One type of epileptic seizure is the tonic-clonic seizure (Appleton... center of paper... just as Jawaharal Nehru once stated: "Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt" represents the determinism; the way you play it is free will." Works Cited Appleton, Tony and Richard Marson: Epilepsy 3rd ed.: Oxford University Press, 2009. ebrary Web, Martin Schachter and Steven Kwan. Fast Facts: Epilepsy. October 10 2013. Schuelein, Marianne. “Convulsions.” World Book Advanced, 2013. Web. 11 October 2013. Sladek, N. E. “Anticonvulsant.” 2013. Striedter, Georg F. “Brain.” 2013. Wilbanks, Rebecca RN, 25 July 2013.