Rem O'Donnelley

Editor's note: This story first appeared on By Rem O'Donnelley palabra, the digital news site by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. I have epilepsy. I had to come to grips with those three words in 2010 when I had three seizures in one day. With the seizures came the loss of my independence, punctuated by the pain of having my driver's license revoked.

For many, trauma and scarring of the brain lead to epilepsy, now affecting a growing number of Latinos in the United States. Photo illustration by Kateryna Kon via Shutterstock A journalist details the loss of independence he’s learned to live with – and his exploration of why epilepsy is a growing problem among Latinos in the United States. I have epilepsy. I had to come to grips with those three words in 2010 when I had three seizures in one day.