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.
Ann C.
I belong to a YMCA that is 3/4 of a mile from my house. You know what they say about “location, location, location”. I go by it on my way to work, so I pack my lunch and breakfast and stop there nearly every day. Some days it’s the treadmill, others it’s a spin class. I’ve made a lot of friends there, we’re very irreverent about each other’s exercise habits and clothing (“Did the kleenex get loose in that load???”) and generally have a good time. On the weekends I walk with my husband along the coast or on a bike path unless the wind chill is really dreadful. If I don’t do SOMETHING depression sinks in in a major way and the seizure follow behind.
Jessica Keenan Smith
Ann, Thanks for your comment. If the treadmill is helping to keep your seizures at bay take a pic next time you are at the Y and submit it to the one day of treatment project.
Thanks for your note and the support!
Jessica
Ash
Similarly I cycle to keep ep under control. Started running more recently and did the Strava 10k comp. unfortunately had a seizure on one run, but it’s been good inspiration.