Edward shares his experience with epilepsy and assistance dogs
Edward has been fighting a battle with epilepsy for over thirty years. But life changed for the better thanks to his assistance dog “Zern”, a Labrador Retriever.… Read More
Amanda poses a philosophical question about quality of life and epilepsy
Amanda asks us to consider how can we measure our quality of life with the overarching consideration that is epilepsy? We have struggles, unquestionably. Life is different, for every single day and will always be.… Read More
Managing stress with yoga during the pandemic can help with seizure control
Kenny was surprised to find that yoga helps him manage stress and keeps him active. He also finds yoga helps him to be productive and provides restful sleep.… Read More
Living with Hypothalamic Hamartoma Syndrome
It is estimated that 1 in around 200,000 people is born with a hypothalamic hamartoma (HH), an epileptogenic lesion attached to the hypothalamus.… Read More
Dravet Syndrome Foundation Spain announces call for Innovative Research Projects in Advanced Therapies
Thank you to our media partner Dravet Syndrome Foundation Spain. They have shared their call for research projects in both english and spanish.… Read More
Jessica Smith, Founder of Living Well With Epilepsy, shares her epilepsy journey
Jessica Keenan Smith, Founder of Living Well With Epilepsy shares her epilepsy journey with fellow epilepsy advocate Derra Howard, Founder of Saving Grace Epilepsy Foundation.… Read More
Sleep and Epilepsy: Listening to your body clock will help your seizures
Dr. Sameh Morkous explains how improving sleep can help with seizure control and in turn controlling seizures will likewise improve sleep.… Read More
Does healthy lifestyle and wellness have an impact on epilepsy?
Vinay shared that his epilepsy diagnosis was driving him into depression. But when his lifestyle and wellness improved thanks to indoor cycling and endurance sports he found it improved his body and mind.… Read More