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Epilepsy Ontario

Action Day got message across to MPPs that ‘epilepsy matters’: Paul Raymond

October 29, 2015

By Deron Hamel TORONTO – This year’s Epilepsy Action Day successfully sent a message to Ontario’s MPPs and policy makers that “epilepsy matters and people with epilepsy matter,” says Paul Raymond, Epilepsy Ontario’s executive director. About 30 people representing epilepsy agencies across Ontario were at Queen’s Park on Oct. 27 for Epilepsy Action Day, an…

Action Day 2015 aims to ensure seizure control is available to all Ontarians with epilepsy

October 22, 2015

By Deron Hamel Representatives from community epilepsy agencies across Ontario will be gathering at Queen’s Park on Oct. 27 to meet with MPPs to underscore the importance of controlling seizures for everyone in the province living with epilepsy. Epilepsy Action Day is an annual event where the representatives convene at the Ontario legislature to mobilize…

Summerfest Camp hailed as self-confidence booster for children

October 15, 2015

By Deron Hamel Children attending Summerfest Camp this year had a myriad of experiences, but there is a common narrative emerging from families and the campers themselves: Summerfest is a self-confidence builder. Philippa Howell says Summerfest Camp has had a positive impact on her 13-year-old daughter, Georgina, in the five years she has attended. Of…

Summerfest camper enjoys experience so much she wants to become a camp counsellor

October 8, 2015

By Deron Hamel Isabella has attended Summerfest Camp since she was nine. Now 15, Isabella attended her last Summerfest Camp experience this past summer, but she has plans to continue her relationship with the camp, which provides a variety of outdoor experiences for children and youths with epilepsy. Knowing the difference the camp makes to…