Traveling with Epilepsy: Does air travel impact seizures?
Recently, this author met others living with epilepsy who said air travel had caused an increase in seizures. Doctors said it was most likely stress related.… Read More
Meet the boy behind the ketogenic diet charity, Matthew’s Friends
Matthew’s mother first learned about the Ketogenic Diet when he was about 2 years old, but doctors hesitated to start him on it until he was 7. … Read More
Father’s Day: It’s time to say thanks
On this Father’s Day I would like to take a minute to publicly say thank you for all my dad has done for me.… Read More
Dr Ingo Helbig on Epilepsy, Genes, and Dravet Syndrome
In honor of Dravet Syndrome Awareness Month we wanted to highlight the important advances being made in testing genes in the area of epilepsy.… Read More
Bryan on Being a Father and Living Well With Epilepsy
Bryan had his first seizure at 16. He didn’t expect to “live well with epilepsy,” in fact, he hoped to live well in denial.… Read More
Henry’s Fight with Dravet Syndrome
This family discovered after additional seizures and a genetic report that their son, Henry, has Dravet Syndrome. That’s when the entire family’s life changed.… Read More
On Being a Dad to a Child with Epilepsy
On Dave’s blog, Epilepsy Dad, he shares his experiences as Dad to a child with epilepsy. Check out what he learned this Fathers Day.… Read More
Shining a spotlight on Dravet Syndrome
In honor of Dravet Syndrome Awareness Month its a great time to highlight this rare epilepsy syndrome that is difficult to diagnose and currently has no cure.… Read More