This year “The Purple Pumpkin Project” was started by Ron LaMontagne and to raise Epilepsy Awareness in honor of his 7 year old son. Check out the pictures The goal of the project was to get people talking about how purple is the color for epilepsy. You will find some great photos … Read More
Living Well With Epilepsy has an online store, which opened last year just in time for Epilepsy Awareness Month. Don’t miss your chance to purchase all your epilepsy awareness gear including shirts, mugs, stickers, bags and more. Currently there are two designs available with more to follow. Make a difference this November … Read More
Here’s a sneak peak at our new logo! This fall a group of Wharton School students have been hard at work learning about epilepsy. In November we will launch a new Living Well With Epilepsy. The site is being transformed from a blog into a comprehensive website. The students aim to create … Read More
Morgan’s Epilepsy Story Morgan shares her epilepsy story about living with Temporal lobe epilepsy. Morgan’s epilepsy story was first published on the site in 2012 When I was 15 months old, I had my first seizure. I had been sick and running a very high fever. According to my mom and my … Read More
I read the pieces on King Tut in both the Washington Post and in Time and I have to say I was annoyed. When a friend forwarded the WaPo story to me with the note “Interesting theory,” I realized I needed to respond. Let me just say up front, The Washington Post … Read More
Epilepsy Awareness Month in November will be here sooner than we know. So, I’d like to propose a little project. This graphic is a button I created last year for Epilepsy Awareness Month. Throughout the year I noticed a few of you added it to your twitter pages, facebook pages and website … Read More
To parents of children with epilepsy, heading back to school can be overwhelming. It can help to know there are resources available to your family. … Read More
3D image of Influenza Virus The CDC is currently featuring information on how children with neurologic disorders are at higher risk of death from flu. A study on the topic was recently published in Pediatrics, “Neurologic Disorders among Pediatric Deaths Associated with the 2009 Pandemic Influenza, 2012.” The BuzzCBS, the AP, … Read More