A guest post by Virginia Cunningham Every parent needs to do their part to make sure their children have high self-esteem, and this is particularly important for children who have issues that can easily affect their self-esteem, like epilepsy. Children diagnosed with epilepsy later in life may need extra encouragement, since they … Read More
Living Well With Epilepsy is dedicating the month of June to Epilepsy Stigma Awareness. Your overwhelming responses on Facebook and Twitter have prompted us to dedicate a full month to raising awareness on epilepsy related stigma. Epilepsy Stigma Awareness Many of you responded that you feel isolated and angry. Yet there are … Read More
It is time to shine a spotlight on the fact that we are in the midst of an epilepsy crisis. In preparing Living Well With Epilepsy’s Donate Online page, I discovered a few statistics I thought were worth sharing. Epilepsy Crisis I’ve known for a while that Epilepsy is as prevalent and … Read More
If your team is organizing an epilepsy awareness event, you are probably looking for an inexpensive way to increase attendance and further your mission. We are pleased to announce that you can now submit your event to Living Well With Epilepsy through our Submit Your Event page. How does it work? The … Read More
On March 24 the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey marked Purple Day with a benefit concert at the legendary Stone Pony. The event raised $12,000 which is more than double what they raised at event in 2012. There were more than 300 people in attendance including Eric Miller of Candlelight Concerts, Gary … Read More
What will you do to increase epilepsy awareness today? Need a few reasons to make a difference? Check out Epilepsy By The Numbers Let us know how you will increase epilepsy awareness today!
I sat in class, as my friends and I chatted about how we would love to be police officers. A police officer stood at the front of the room chatting about not talking to strangers. “Do you know why you shouldn’t talk to strangers?” the officer asked. My hand shot up, I … Read More
The glitterati of Philadelphia were out on Friday February 8, to support the Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern PA. Despite the snow and wind, the guests looked fabulous as did the space. Allison McCartin, Executive Director noted, “I’m pleased to report that we surpassed our goal.” This year, the EFEPA is launching Keys … Read More