EPILEPSY & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE | ANA MARIA CABALLERO

On this episode of Free Thinking, Montel talks with the author of, A Petit Mal: A Mothers Healing Love Song, Ana Maria Caballero. Ana knows there are many parents who struggle daily to protect their children dealing with epilepsy and other illnesses and offers inspiration, knowledge and a protective friend to others on the same path. She is a first generation Columbian-American poet, artist and author who graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and was a finalist for the Academy of American Poets Prize. In this memoir, she shares her families journey from dealing with the diagnosis of epilepsy of her young child, to the trials and tribulations of navigating the traditional healthcare system, to ultimately seeking guidance from alternative medicine practitioners.