November 28, 2007

According to the Epilepsy Foundation, approximately 200,000 new cases of epilepsy are diagnosed each year.

So, what is it like to be the family member of someone with the disease?

In his haunting memoir, Epileptic, David B. recounts his bother’s struggles with epilepsy, and how he created his identity as an artist to “be more than a sick man’s brother.”

Read a review from New York Magazine and an interview with Time Magazine. Then, order your copy.