Philippa Howell says attending Summerfest for four years has helped her daughter, Georgina, enhance her social skills and build self-confidence while enjoying a summer camp experience at Camp Couchiching near Orillia. Georgina, 12, is living with intractable myoclonic epilepsy as well as autism. She has been attending the camp since she was eight, and Philippa…
Two long-term care providers have agreed to assist Epilepsy Ontario with a survey to help determine caregivers’ knowledge of seizure disorders. The intent is to gain a better understanding of their familiarity with epilepsy, its characteristics and the prevalence of seizure disorders in long-term care. Managers at homes owned by Peterborough-based OMNI Health Care and…
Epilepsy Ontario has launched a crowdsourcing initiative to raise money in support of epilepsy awareness, and those who donate will have their name seen by millions of people. Through the crowdsourcing site Giveffect, the organization is aiming to raise $5,000 during the 13th annual Targa Newfoundland, a five-day, 2,200-kilometre road rally held Sept. 14-19 across…
Dravet.ca, a grassroots organization of family members, friends and caregivers of people living with a Dravet spectrum disorder, is gearing up for a family retreat it’s organizing Sept. 12-14 at Circle Square Ranch in Brantford. The event will be an “excellent opportunity” for families of people living with Dravet syndrome or a Dravet spectrum disorder…
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