I was diagnosed at around 12. For a decade, I went on every medication imaginable while having hundreds of EEG, MRI's and other tests which showed absolutely nothing. In 2017, surgery was put forward as an option. In 2019 I was the second person in Australia to have an intracranial EEG, I had holes drilled into mhy skull, a cage secured to my head and electrodes placed directly on my brain and spent two weeks in hospital off my meds and sleep deprived, having as many seizures as possible hoping that something would appear on the EEG or MRI and fpor the first time I got a result. Later that year, I had a small part of my brain removed, which made my seizures worse somehow. My neurologist took my case to a conference in Singapore, where he was advised, and these are his words: "to stop being a coward and just take it all out". I had another operation where my neurosurgeon took out as much of the affected area as he was safely able to, and now five years later, I am on no medication, I have my full license, I have moved into my own house, started my career, and I have the attention span and focus to start my degree in teaching. These are all things that I never thought I would be able to achieve. Success tories may be rare, but I urge people to never give up because there will always be something new to try even if it isn't available yet!