Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Gearing up for November 2015

November draws closer and that means we are gearing up for Living Well With Epilepsy’s second Epilepsy Blog Relay™. For anyone who may have missed the relay in June, this is an epilepsy awareness movement to designed to maximize collaboration and eliminate stigma. The Epilepsy Blog Relay™ engages people living with epilepsy, loved-ones, the medical community, advocates and even those who have never been exposed to the fine points of the disease.

In November 2015, there will be something for everyone. We’ve come up with a focus for each week:

Week 1: Nov 1-7
Epilepsy in Everyday Life

Week 2: Nov 8-14
Epilepsy Genetics: Awareness Matters

Week 3: Nov 15-21
Tech and Innovation in Epilepsy

Week 4: Nov 22-28
Creativity and Epilepsy

Stay tuned for the announcement about who will lead off each week.

Participate in the Relay

More than 20 bloggers are on deck already. If you are interested in participating visit the Epilepsy Blog Relay page to learn more about how it works. Or click on the button below to complete the form.

Participate in the Relay

Sponsorship Opportunities

This is a great opportunity to amplify your message to a hard to reach target market. The Epilepsy Blog Relay offers sponsorship opportunities for every budget level.

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Watch for more

You will be able to follow along throughout November. Watch for more updates between now and November 1. Let us know what you think by commenting on the posts. We want to hear your opinion!

Jessica K. Smith Founder and CEO; Executive Director

Jessica Keenan Smith is a patient advocate and epilepsy community leader with more than 15 years of experience. As Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy and Executive Director of ASENT she bridges the gap between the scientific and patient communities, with a particular focus on the needs of the epilepsies. Jessica Keenan Smith is Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy, an award winning online resource for people affected by epilepsy to share stories and access in-depth information on the disease. Since 2009, Living Well With Epilepsy (https://livingwellwithepilepsy.com) has been featured in Forbes, Wired, NBC, NPR and the cover story of Epilepsy Advocate Magazine and has partnered with companies such as UCB, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Eisai, and more. Ms. Smith is also the Executive Director of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT) (https://asent.org), an organization that brings together leaders from industry, academia, government and advocacy who are engaged in bringing drugs and devices to market across all neurologic disease states. In this role she is responsible for leading a successful scientific journal and annual scientific conference with speakers from all over the world.

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