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Hard-hitting epilepsy documentary aims to broaden awareness

October 10, 2013

A documentary screening in Toronto this month will provide viewers a first-hand glimpse of what it’s like to live with epilepsy and how seizure disorders can alienate people, lead to anxiety and depression and create a detrimental impact on lives.This may sound unsettling but that’s exactly the reaction people need to have to better understand…

Golf tourney raising money to send kids with epilepsy to camp

August 14, 2013

This year’s Richardson Charity Golf Tournament will once again be an opportunity to help send children and youths living with epilepsy to summer camp, while having a fun day on the fairways and greens at Ariss Valley Golf Club near Guelph.   All proceeds from the Aug. 24 event will support Summerfest, an annual summer…

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…

Cycle for Olly to raise SUDEP awareness

July 18, 2013

For Deb Fawcett, a special moment will happen on July 28. After bicycling more than 500 kilometres, she will complete the six-day Cycle for Olly that will take her and three other cyclists from Montreal to Toronto to raise awareness about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Her 15-year-old daughter, Jordan, passed away from SUDEP…