KENT, Ohio — When Georgia native CJ Harris transferred to Kent State University, he began his time as a Golden Flash with an experience he'll never forget.
Harris gave her friends a bracelet to give to her once she came to. It was one that he wore daily that read,"My seizures don't define me." Harris knew what to do at the moment because not only had he seen a seizure, he had them himself. Dr. Jonathan Zande, who specializes in Neurology-Epilepsy and Neurology, said that while there is a stigma that epilepsy would prevent a person from participating in sports, especially contact sports, that's not actually the case.
"You don't have to stop what you're doing because you have a disability. I was just trying to show everybody you come out here, you can still play football, you can still play basketball.It doesn't matter what sport it is. Just because you have something holding you back doesn't mean it can stop you from getting where you want to go," Harris said.