Meet Emily, Living Well’s new writer
I am pleased to introduce you to Living Well With Epilepsy’s new contributing writer, Emily-Sian Donoghue. You may remember her from a few of her personal stories.
Emily’s Story: Managing intractable epilepsy with RNS
Emily is a normal, optimistic, 21 year-old college student. The only thing holding her back is uncontrolled seizures. Now with the help of the RNS System she has a fighting chance at her dreams.
Stephen’s Story: Chef, Runner and Survivor
I have been seizure free for 14 months and feel that my epilepsy is not behind me but I should enjoy being seizure-free.
NJ Task Force on Epilepsy wants to hear from you
Now in their second year, the members of the NJ Task Force on Epilepsy continue to hold public hearings and to gather information. If you live in the state of New Jersey and are affected by epilepsy here are a few ways you can get involved.
Tim’s Story: All we have is now
I have learned through my own research that it can be tough to find examples of other people living with conditions similar to your own. When there are so many different things that can cause epilepsy, it can be overwhelming to weed through the information that doesn’t apply.
Smiles to Fight Stigma
People with epilepsy have been dealing with stigma for centuries. This negativity has caused loss of jobs and relationships, hampered treatment, limited research funding, and has even brought about severe physical harm in some cases. In an effort to drive change, we will dedicate June to Epilepsy Stigma Awareness Month as we did last year.
A Mother’s Day Story: On Being a Mom with Epilepsy
My life is the same as any other Mom. I wake up in the morning to my kids in my bed snuggled in next to me. I wouldn’t have it any other way. The difference in my case, however, is that heavy stress and lack of sleep are seizure triggers for me.
Living Well Founder Selected to Judge Web Health Awards
Jessica Keenan Smith, Founder and Managing Editor of Living Well With Epilepsy, a online resource for people living with epilepsy, has been selected to judge the 2014 Web Health Awards. This will be the fourth year running, Smith has been invited to judge this prestigious award.