Leila’s Ideas: Remembering 7th Grade Stigma
Growing up with Epilepsy means growing up with stigma. In one of my earliest memories of stigma, I learned a valuable lesson.… Read More
Traveling with Epilepsy: A Pharmacy in Croatia
My husband and I decided to do a weekend getaway to Zadar, Croatia. Part of going on vacation with epilepsy is doing the pill count thing. … Read More
Living Well With Epilepsy Founder chats LIVE with the Healtheo360 team
I was recently invited to be the guest host on h360 LIVE, which is Healtheo360’s live talk show. The show was fun and I thought you might want to take a look. … Read More
Epilepsy Health Storylines: New feature just for Android users!
Have you ever felt like your doctor or health care team doesn’t have the whole picture of how your epilepsy affects you on a day-to-day basis? Now Epilepsy Health Storylines has a new feature just for Android users that will get you a little closer to that complete picture when you are … Read More
Emily’s Perspective: A review of “Dings,” by Dr. Lance Fogan
On the 31st of May 2015 I received a book written by Dr. Lance Fogan. He had been in touch with me the week before and told me he wanted to send a free, signed copy for me to read. He was inspired to do so after he read about me. I … Read More
Epilepsy Stigma: Why Leila is tackling this obstacle in her own way
Epilepsy stigma is a societal problem. Addressing people one-by-one is helpful, and I hope they teach others what they have just learned.… Read More
3 great ways to get social with epilepsy awareness
Sprout Film Festival Through the end of November, Comcast is making 12 films from The Arc & Sprout Film Festival / Sproutflix available free On Demand for all Comcast/Xfinity subscribers. Since 2003, the Sprout Film Festival has been a leader in showcasing film and video projects featuring people with intellectual and developmental … Read More
Rock out to raise epilepsy awareness March 22-24
On March 24, 2013, in honor of Purple Day, the Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey (EFNJ) will host the 2nd Annual Paint the Pony Purple benefit concert at The Stone Pony. The concert lineup includes world renowned rock guitarist, Gary Hoey; NJ’s beloved cover band, Almost Easy; and last year’s crowd favorite, … Read More