Scotiabank Celebrates Epilepsy Awareness Month
March 20, 2015
Scotiabank celebrates Epilepsy Awareness Month March 22 – March 28, 2015
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Epilepsy Awareness
People living with neurological conditions to speak at ‘inspirational’ event
March 11, 2015
The Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) is hosting a free public talk in Toronto March 24 that will see three people living with neurological conditions share their inspirational stories of the challenges they’ve faced and how they’ve overcome obstacles. One of the speakers is epilepsy awareness advocate Whitney Goulstone, a Toronto woman living with epilepsy who…
Amherstburg mother a true champion of epilepsy awareness
February 19, 2015
Deanna Sinasac has worked tirelessly to raise epilepsy awareness in Amherstburg, Ont., especially among students and staff at her daughter’s primary school. Her daughter, Alexis, is a Grade 4 student at Amherstburg Public School. She also has epilepsy. But because of her mother’s efforts to raise epilepsy awareness at the school, staff and students have…
Sharing your story about epilepsy can make a difference
January 22, 2015
One of the great things about having the Voices of Epilepsy news program is that Epilepsy Ontario can help people share their inspirational stories about how they’ve conquered their condition and, in some cases, foster positive change. The news program has even demonstrated lifesaving ability. In January 2013, it was announced there was a shortage…
