Recently on the Huffington Post, Lynda Resnick, author of Rubies in the Orchard, posted an article on epilepsy. Resnick notes: “The numbers surrounding epilepsy are staggering. At any given time, nearly 1% of the world’s population has active epilepsy — that’s 60 million people. Ten times that number will have at least … Read More
This will be my first time taking on the mammoth trade show that is Book Expo America (BEA). The show will run May 25-27 at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC. My collegues at SheWrites.com assure me that I will need a plan of action and sturdy (yet stylish) shoes. Of course, … Read More
Good Days, Bad Days, a magazine for children with chronic illness, has launched it’s inaugural issue. The magazine was established to help children with chronic illness cope with their condition. The founder, Amy Friedenberg, hopes that Good Days, Bad Days will become a publication that children with chronic illness can be proud … Read More
Purple Day was founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada, with the help of the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia. March 26 is now an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. So next Friday, March 26, wear something purple and spread the word about … Read More
The international community of epilepsy specialists is providing financial support and specialized medical equipment to help re-establish services to epilepsy patients in Haiti. In addition to providing long-term support needed to maintain normal clinical services, the project organizers’ initial goal is to assist in preventing neurological damage and potential risk of death … Read More
Check out the slides from my recent presentation at the Epilepsy Foundation’s November Conference. Maximizing your child's strengths View more documents from jessicaksmith.
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. But, sometimes it seems the month can come and go without mention of a single event to raise awareness. Now, that’s not to say that events don’t happen. Epilepsy Foundation offices around the country are organizing events, conferences and walks to celebrate Epilepsy Awareness. And, they are … Read More
Image of the H1N1 influenza virus taken in the CDC Influenza Laboratory. To give you a sense of how widespread this thing is, The American College Health Association recently reported that there were 7,001 total suspected cases of H1N1 on college campuses as of September 4. That was when the kids had … Read More