While attending the Canadian premiere screening of On the Edge: Living with Epilepsy in October, James Burnett said he wanted to write a letter to Epilepsy Ontario detailing what life with a seizure disorder has been like for him and to share helpful coping mechanisms. Burnett’s decision to share his story was well timed. On…
Peterborough resident Kerry Jenkins says the deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery she had in December 2012 has offered her a new lease on life. While the surgery reduced the number of seizures she was having by nearly half, what has helped her in her journey has been the support of her husband and in-laws and…
The creators of a 3-½-minute YouTube video filmed during Epilepsy Ontario’s screening of a documentary about seizure disorders were so taken by people’s stories about living with epilepsy that they’ve volunteered to take on another project centred on one of the people who spoke at the event. Editorial director Todd Phillips says he and his…
By Deron Hamel Dr. Berge Minassian says he believes scientists are “getting quite close” to finding a cure for Lafora disease, characterized as the most serious form of epilepsy, with inroads made possible by the Ontario Brain Institute’s (OBI’s) EpLink research program. Minassian is one of more than 25 researchers at nine university and hospital…
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