Off That Bus: Visions of an Epileptic Mind

By Sarah Grahn

Since her early days in elementary school, Sarah Grahn often felt a bit off, but even she had no idea that her struggles would get compounded during an ordinary ride on a school bus. On that bus, she had one painfully vigilant dream that forever changed the course of her life and altered her perspective on personal control and self respect. After tumultuous twenty year passage filled with traveling charley horses and terrifying imagery, she finally arrived at a place of revelation and resiliency. From all of her moments of chaos and static, she discovered a spiritual awakening and just how important the unfettered support of family and community is to personal triumph and acceptance.
br> Sarah Grahn was introduced to epilepsy in the rural seclusion of northern Minnesota. Its trials and influences have since accompanied her to various locations in both the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. She currently resides near Traverse City, Michigan with her husband and three children. Her perseverance and dedication to her family has been the inspiration for sharing this story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 17, 2012
• ISBN: 9781479761579

Sarah Grahn

Since her early days in elementary school, Sarah Grahn often felt a bit “off”, but even she had no idea that her struggles would get compounded during an ordinary ride on a school bus. On that bus, she had one painfully vigilant dream that forever changed the course of her life and altered her perspective on personal control and self respect. After tumultuous twenty year passage filled with ”traveling charley horses” and terrifying imagery, she finally arrived at a place of revelation and resiliency. From all of her moments of “chaos and static”, she discovered a spiritual awakening and just how important the unfettered support of family and community is to personal triumph and acceptance. Sarah Grahn was introduced to epilepsy in the rural seclusion of northern Minnesota. Its trials and influences have since accompanied her to various locations in both the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. She currently resides near Traverse City, Michigan with her husband and three children. Her perseverance and dedication to her family has been the inspiration for sharing this story.

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