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Epilepsy Ontario

Epilepsy changed student’s life but didn’t take it over

July 31, 2014

It was the summer of 2012 and Elizabeth Paley was at a camp with two friends. She was expecting to have a fun time, but things changed. “Little did any of us know,” she says, “that this enjoyable weekend would turn surreal in a matter of minutes.” The first morning she was at camp Elizabeth…

Student gains strength from experience with epilepsy

July 24, 2014

Life for Samantha Hetherington changed on Nov. 11, 2011, when the then-15-year-old woke up on the floor of the living room in her family’s house, surrounded by paramedics, then being lifted onto a stretcher and taken to hospital. Hetherington had just experienced her first seizure. More seizures would follow, and she was put on medication…

Dravet.ca hosting family retreat to increase community spirit

July 17, 2014

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…

Lia Turner says epilepsy ‘changed my life for the better’

July 10, 2014

Seventeen-year-old Lia Turner was diagnosed with epilepsy seven years ago. Although living with a seizure disorder has had an impact on her life, it has never stopped her from pursuing her passions and dreams. In fact, living with epilepsy has inspired Lia, who recently graduated from Aldershot High School in Burlington, to make a career…