Hi Julie Ann & Welcome!
Lisa T is a wonderful board member to look up to! Our daughter is 16 and has had E since she was diagnosed at the age of 9 months.
One thing I have always taught her is to keep her head up and we'll do the best that we can to take care of her. Sure, we had our ups and downs, but she never looked at E as being the end of a "normal" life. Everyone's "normal" is different. She has also had exposure to other children over the years, in our neuro clinic, that had more serious issues to deal with. People with Cerebral Palsey, dibilitating migraines, Muscular Distrophy, Craniofacial, etc. That always helped her keep things in perspective and not have a distorted view of life.
We never allowed Katie to be treated any differently either. She took swim lessons, was on a swim team, is working on her 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Twon Do (had her Black Belt at the age of 12), played softball from 3rd grade through 8th grade (and was a very good pitcher and second baseperson), has ridden roller coasters at Six Flags (ones that I must say I didn't care for, but she went on them with dad, and they are coaster freaks) and Disney World, been to water parks, has driven a ton of go-carts, and even went on a class trip to Rome for 13 days in 2003...talk about letting go, alot of meds to send for that long! The first trip couldn't have been to Florida or something! Never any different than anyone else. Many people didn't even realize she had E until we were in a situation where we had to share the info, which is the right thing to do. And at some of these times she was taking meds three times a day as well.
I'm just making the point that life is what you make it. You are a young woman with a lot of life to live yet. Are you able to volunteer? Many places can send someone to pick you up. Or are you near a bus stop? Bus drivers are trained to deal with these type of situations because many people with disabilities or the lack of being able to have a license, have to use the public transportation. You may find great satisfaction in doing volunteer work. At a hospital, nursing home, animal shelter, medical clinic, library, Red Cross, Blood Center etc. Just make some calls, they would love your help!
Do you exercise or get out for a walk in the sunshine?
Fresh air and sunshine do wonders. Listen to relaxing music, not music that is full of garbage. That only adds more stress. Music that is uplifting to you.
What type of seizures do you have? Have you looked into asking about the Depro Provera shots that some women on the boards here are taking, with great success. Read some of the info on the last few pages of the thread titled "Seizures Around Your Period...", it is showing now on this first page.
Come back anytime and keep your chin up,
Vicki
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... and one of the most important things is not to let this rule your life. Maybe I'm mistaken, but just from the paragragh you typed it sounded like you let E rule it. Am I correct? How frequent are your seizures? 
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