News and Research

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

Purple Day in Kenya Have anything purple in your closet? No? Then you may want to start to think creatively because Purple Day is just around the corner. Purple Day, March 26, 2012, is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. History of Purple DayOn March 26th each … Read More

Eric Miller’s wife, Carolina, was 25 years old when she passed away in August 2011 as a result of SUDEP. Since her passing last summer, Eric has been working on The Candlelight Concert for Epilepsy, which will honor those that have been lost to SUDEP and those that continue the daily struggle … Read More

This week Living Well With Epilepsy hosted a Google+ Hangout with some amazing people.  The video chat gave me the chance to talk face-to-face with other folks actively involved in getting the word out about epilepsy. From across the countryThe group consisted of bloggers, artists, people with epilepsy, parents, writers, videographers, and … Read More

There was excitement as we opened our first commission check for just over $30 at the end of the year. Thanks to your purchases through the Living Well Gear Shop, we were able to make our first contributions to both CURE and the Epilepsy Foundation of America. To kick off 2012, contributions … Read More

If you are on twitter and are looking for a way to speak out for a cure, here’s a quick and easy way. Tweet a nomination for a Shorty Award. How does it work? Nominations are made by sending a tweet, whether it’s through the Shorty Award site or on Twitter. To Nominate … Read More

There were some great stories on epilepsy that we shouldn’t forget before running headlong into 2012. These include a major genetic discovery, the surprise that Emily Dickinson had epilepsy, J&J’s decision to leave smelly meds on the their production line, and evidence that UCB wants to hear from people with epilepsy.  Research … Read More