Hi I am a mother and aunt and sister of people who have an epilepsy of some type.Since the news of John Travolta's son surfaced my world has become a little less secure.I know that at any given time anything can happen but the reality of a young fellow dying from a seizure disorder is very upsetting to me.My daughter has had epilepsy since she was 9 months old ,my nephew was diagnosed at 4 and my sister has had it since she was 6 months old. I am thinking that it is inherited by some gene but we're not sure which one I think CN1A. Not that it will make a difference to them now but just the fact that there are people looking into this kind of research really makes me feel better.I just wanted to vent and introduce myself to the forum.