A Personal Experience of Representation - The Intersection of Armenian Culture & Epilepsy
I am an Armenian who has a mild form of epilepsy. I rarely see Armenian culture and epilepsy properly portrayed in film or TV. I delve into the how and why.

Richard Tillman has the life everyone have dreamed of. He owns his own car dealership, Tillman's Auto Mall. He has a family, three kids and a wife. But his life isn't as perfect as it seems. His eldest son Richard Jr. is in rehab, his daughter, April, wishes she wasn't a part of the family, and his wife Deborah, is an alcoholic. His only salvation is his youngest son Connor, who is naive to all going on around him. His car dealership is failing miserably, and his assistant, Missy, seems to be quite infatuated with him. His already less-than-perfect life changes once Richard Jr. returns home from rehab without any notice.
I am an Armenian who has a mild form of epilepsy. I rarely see Armenian culture and epilepsy properly portrayed in film or TV. I delve into the how and why.
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