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Episode 13: A Chat with Amanda Plomp

In my conversation with Amanda, I was able to delve into relationship with running and epilepsy in a bit more detail. I asked for her tips for me, as a new runner with epilepsy, and asked her to talk me through the different types of running terrain she enjoys.


Amanda Plomp is a runner with epilepsy based in Victoria in Canada. As we heard in the last episode, discovering running in her twenties helped Amanda to feel strong and connected to her body, a feeling she had missed since her seizures started when she was a teenager. Running helps with her epilepsy. And epilepsy helps with her running.


We talked about:


  • How different seizures affect her running

  • How running helps with epilepsy

  • Hiking and camping in Canada

  • Why Amanda chooses not to wear a medical alert bracelet

  • Which is better: backwoods running, beach running or trail running?

  • Running solo vs running races

  • The difference between ‘active’ and ‘athletic’

  • The dangers of running solo in bear country

  • Her advice for me running my first race with epilepsy

  • How important it is to tell adventure buddies about your epilepsy

  • Why we should teach raccoons seize first aid…


Please remember all stories presented here reflect the personal experiences of contributors . Neither myself or contributors can advise or take responsibility for individual decisions made with regards to adventure sports or medical conditions.


Terminology:

  • Tonic-cloinc: a generalised seizure where a person loses consciousness and convulses. Also known as a grand mal.

  • Myoclonic seizures/jerks: partial seizures that cause isolated jerks or twitches, for example in the arms or legs 

  • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy of Janz: epilepsy with various seizures, including myoclonic, diagnosed before adulthood (read more)

More About Amanda:

https://tremorsofmyworld.blog/


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Music:

Where the Wild Things Grow by Kev Rowe | License: Creative Commons

Read the Full Transcript Here



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