International Epilepsy Day 2019

Dr. Mateen’s Story: If you are interested in innovation in Global Health, you may need to hear about the Bhutan Epilepsy Project. … Read More

Maria Elizabeth invites us along on her twenty-one year journey with refractory epilepsy as she travels the world and completes her doctorate.… Read More

In honor of International Epilepsy Day 2019, we thought it would be fun to round up a few of our favorite stories that have come to Living Well from around the world.     Jessica K. Smith Founder and CEO; Executive Director Jessica Keenan Smith is a patient advocate and epilepsy community … Read More

This year I had the chance to present as part of the virtual global epilepsy training. EAMC, which supports doctors and nurses in Low to Middle Income Countries (LMICs) looking to improve their patients’ outcomes.… Read More

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from June 1 through to the 30th. Follow along and add comments to posts that inspire you! Smart Monitoring my Epilepsy Let’s get real, having a condition can make you feel bad, physically or emotionally, and sometimes both. I take three lots … Read More

I recently had the opportunity to interview Erica McKenzie, a Bhutan Epilepsy Project researcher, who works with Farrah Mateen MD, PhD.… Read More

Gideon Ronie shares an update on his work helping people living with epilepsy in Uganda. He gives insight into how the pandemic has affected the community.… Read More

Farrah Mateen, MD, PhD, of Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School is taking mobile EEG tech to the Himalayas with the Bhutan Epilepsy Project.… Read More

Jessica Keenan Smith, founder of Living Well With Epilepsy, has been nominated for a Her Abilities Award, a global award honoring women with disabilities.… Read More

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from March 1 to March 31, 2018. Follow along! Hi Living Well family, I feel like it’s been a while. I’m OK though. A couple of weeks ago, I sadly ended up in hospital after suffering a seizure that involved … Read More

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018.  Follow along! Rich’s Story Symptoms of having Epilepsy were evident but not confirmed by a medical practitioner since 2002. Due to lack of epilepsy information I lived with it until the episodes exceeded. … Read More

Maureen’s Story: I wanted to highlight a few epilepsy advancements I witnessed on my travels in Mahenge, Tanzania. … Read More