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Epilepsy Awareness

2013 Epilepsy Action Day was ‘amazing’

September 25, 2013

During the 2012 Epilepsy Action Day at Queen’s Park, Ontario’s epilepsy support agencies, along with people living with seizure disorders and their families, asked MPPs for a provincial epilepsy strategy to address their needs. At the 2013 Action Day on Sept. 24, the same people were thanking government officials for launching the Epilepsy Strategy Implementation…

Challenges with epilepsy empowering student to reach goals

September 4, 2013

Growing up with epilepsy, Tori Gleason faced many challenges. Now she’s hoping to turn the negative experiences that came with living with a seizure disorder into something she can use to help others. The 18-year-old is enrolled in the child and youth worker program at St. Lawrence College in Brockville, Ont. She’s planning to use…

Run for Epilepsy success shows difference one person can make

July 31, 2013

Trevor and Katie Lewis accomplished their goal of raising enough money to launch an epilepsy agency in Thunder Bay during last year’s inaugural Run for Epilepsy, and the father-and-daughter team is planning to direct proceeds from this year’s marathon to build upon that success. The 2012 Run for Epilepsy raised about $17,000, which helped open…

OTN staff show support for Epilepsy Ontario

June 20, 2013

Epilepsy Ontario executive director Rozalyn Werner-Arcé accepts a cheque for $2,800 from the Ontario Telemedicine Network. OTN raised the money during a two-month campaign focused on epilepsy awareness. Paula Ashley says she came away with a reinforced feeling of what a “caring and passionate” organization she works for, following the Ontario Telemedicine Network’s (OTN’s) two-month…