I wanted to take a minute to apologize for the radio silence you’ve had for the past two weeks, or so. Some of you know that this blog thing is not my full time gig. I have recently left a position as Interim Director of Stewardship at the Wharton School, and moved … Read More
In the Living Well Reader Survey, you asked for information on the Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS). Well you are in luck! Meghan O’Neil, who has used the device to treat her epilepsy since 2008, has agreed to talk to Living Well about her experience with VNS. What is VNS? According to Epilepsy.com, … Read More
CURE, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for epilepsy by raising funds for research and increasing awareness of the prevalence and devastation of this disease. This year their 2011 awareness video was unveiled at their annual gala held in Chicago. Below you … Read More
Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst Journalist Eric Johnson illustrated the impact Vice President Joseph Biden made at the CURE Epilepsy event in Chicago this week. As he stood at the podium on Tuesday evening, Vice President Biden tapped into his own medical history to lead a big fundraiser for researching a cure for epilepsy, which he … Read More
Living Well With Epilepsy welcomes the site’s 5000th unique visitor. That’s upwards of 13,500 pageviews. It was only a few months ago that we welcomed our 1000th visitor. I hope you are enjoying the site and come back on a regular basis to participate in the conversation. As many of you who have heard … Read More
A recent article on SheKnows shows the staggering impact epilepsy has and brings the numbers home with some frightening comparisons. Below is an excerpt from the article: The Epilepsy Foundation shows there are approximately 200,000 new cases of epilepsy and seizures diagnosed each year. According to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, … Read More
Photo credit: Jack Delano, circa 1940 I have created an online directory of bloggers and websites that are dedicated to communicating information on epilepsy. I searched for something similar and came up empty. (hence the picture of the card catalog). So, I created my own using inlinks which will stay live on Living Well With Epilepsy on the … Read More
The deadline for the 2011 UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship has been extended to June 1. If you didn’t get a chance to read my earlier post, UCB will be awarding 40 $5,000 scholarships to people living with epilepsy, their family members, or caregivers who demonstrate academic and personal achievement. If you or … Read More