Check out the latest feature on Living Well With Epilepsy. Now you can share your own story right here. Just visit the Share Your Story page, fill out the form that has a place for your story right there and send it off. We saw how important sharing just four words could … Read More
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, Michael Savage, a conservative radio host set the media world on fire by claiming Justice Roberts’ decision was due in large part to cognitive dissociation from his epilepsy. Initially, I was furious. But as I listened to the … Read More
Living Well With Epilepsy is proud to announce that our site has been honored by the Web Health Awards with a Bronze Award in the Blogs category. The Web Health Awards team has also confirmed that our site is the only epilepsy related web resource to receive a Web Health Award in … Read More
Bryan Farley a photographer with epilepsy, who is also a dear friend, attended the National Walk for Epilepsy in DC. He writes a column for the Epilepsy Foundation’s blog which he has titled 2012 National Walk and Social Media. You can check out the gallery of 200 photos here:http://epilepsyfoundation.ning.com/profiles/blogs/2012-national-walk-for-epilepsy-and-social-media Bryan also asks … Read More
On March 31, an estimated 5,000 people affected by epilepsy came together on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to participate in the Epilepsy Foundation’s Sixth National Walk for Epilepsy. At the walk, UCB, debuted the “My Four Words” project, challenging attendees to express their personal journey with epilepsy in just four … Read More
If you’ve read Epilepsy by the Numbers, you know that epilepsy is our nation’s most common neurological disorders, yet the public’s understanding of the disorder is limited. In many cases (70%) there is no known cause for a patient’s epilepsy. Many people aren’t even sure what they should do if they see … Read More
You may have noticed the purple ribbons now gracing the background on Living Well With Epilepsy. The ribbons went up just in time for Purple Day which, judging by the buzz across social media outlets, was a great success. The ribbons will stay up all week through Saturday, March 31 when families … Read More
The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published a study on the viability of early surgical therapy for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy. Why surgery? Jerome Engel, Jr., MD, PhD, along with 13 other leaders in the field of Neurology have taken on the issue of why, despite reported success, surgery for … Read More