39YD64SJXU9X Are you heading to undergraduate or graduate school in the fall of 2011? If so, you may be eligible for a $5000 scholarship from UCB. The the UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program™ offers financial support to people living with epilepsy, family members, and/or caregivers who demonstrate academic and personal achievement. Since … Read More
Named 2011 Web Health Awards JudgeAs founder of Living Well With Epilepsy, Jessica Keenan Smith was invited to judge the Web Health Awards℠, which is now in its 13th year of recognizing high-quality electronic health information. The process was both exciting and informative. The Web Health Awards℠ is organized by the Health Information Resource … Read More
As part of the Living Well Reader Survey some of you responded that you would like more information on how do deal with a new diagnosis. This is a tough issue at any age, but can be especially critical when a child is young. A while back I did a presentation at … Read More
For most kids summer means playing outdoors, camps with silly names, hiking, swimming, canoeing, arts and crafts and more. The same is true for kids with epilepsy. In a recent issue of EpilepsyUSA, the Epilepsy Foundation‘s flagship publication, the organization featured a roundup of epilepsy camps throughout the United States. US Camps … Read More
I’ve connected with lots of new people and organizations on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook recently. I thought it was time to share this wealth of information that the folks from around the world can bring to the conversation about living well with epilepsy. Wordless WednesdayAs I mentioned in an earlier post, there … Read More
When something smells bad in the ‘fridge you might call a spouse over to take a whiff. You might even go so far as to say “c’mere taste this, it smells bad doesn’t it?” But, would you just leave it in the fridge for months to see if someone mentioned it? I … Read More
Bryan T. Farley I recently met photographer Bryan Farley via our wonderful information super highway, and he offered to share his photos from the 2011 National Walk for Epilepsy in Washington DC. Why this photographer? I find the photos to be heartfelt and maybe that’s because the walk is close to Bryan’s … Read More
Below is a story that was originally produced for the Journal of Human Molecular Genetics (May 2011). The research is so groundbreaking that the story has already been picked up by Science Daily, The Toronto Sun, The Ottowa Sun, A Health Blog, BioQuick News, PhysOrg and is spreading across the globe swiftly. What’s the … Read More