The Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey (EFNJ) has been tackling the topic of epilepsy in schools all over the New Jersey. In fact, since 2007 the organization, in conjunction with the Anita Kaufmann Foundation, has educated over 20,000 fifth grade students on the topic of epilepsy using a program called Thinking About … Read More
RadiologyTechnicianSchools.com Radiology Technician Schools has recently named Living Well With Epilepsy as a 2010 Top Epilepsy Blog. Please join us in saying Thank You! We are thrilled to have this honor. This can only mean a little bit more of that good ‘ole epilepsy awareness. Radiology Technician Schools is a website dedicated … Read More
Steve Wynn In March of 2010, Michael Gomoll lost his son suddenly to Dravet’s Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy. Gomoll then established The Joseph Gomoll Foundation to honor his son, and began preparing for the release of the Joey’s Song project. One of the leading supporters in the Joey’s Song … Read More
Chandra Hoffman, author of Chosen, is featuring a piece of mine and Living Well with Epilepsy on the new Wednesday Writers section of her blog. Since graduating from Cornell University, Chandra has been an orphanage relief worker in Romania, a horse trainer in the Caribbean, a short order cook in a third world hospital, the director of a … Read More
As part of their Epilepsy Awareness Month activities, the folks at UCB presented Canine Assistants with much needed supplies collected through a company wide donation drive. The supplies were presented to Canine Assistants at their graduation in support of their seizure response dogs. Canine Assistants is a non-profit organization that helps people … Read More
During National Epilepsy Awareness Month, the Epilepsy Foundation is asking everyone to Get Seizure Smart. It’s time to make sure we know all we can about seizure first aid, recognition of seizures and the different types of seizures. Epilepsy affects people of all ages and races, and represents one percent of the … Read More
Our last post provided you with information on a project called Joey’s Song. The project was created after Joey Gomoll succumbed to Dravet (pronounced Dra-vay) syndrome. This rare form of epilepsy robbed Joey of most of the ability to speak, but it didn’t stop him from communicating with everyone he met … Read More
When Michael Gomoll lost his son Joseph Martin Gomoll suddenly in March of 2010 to Dravet’s Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy, he decided to take action. Gomoll turned his pain into an opportunity for those living with epilepsy. He established The Joseph Gomoll Foundation to honor his son and since it’s inception, the … Read More