Ellie-May is a runner in East London who was diagnosed with epilepsy only a few years ago.
She had her first attack during a night out in a club. The situation quickly escalated and she found herself regularly experiencing seizures at the end of nights out.
“I was living a lifestyle that I don’t really recognise now,” she says. Today, she’s left that behind and is now “focusing on her happy place – which is running”.
Running Stories is a video series to tie in with the renewed interest in fitness and rejuvenation that January brings.
These are tales of how running has changed people’s lives.
Video journalist: Woody Morris
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