Kerry Jenkins is living proof of the difference successful surgery can make in the life of a person who has epilepsy. Since having deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in December 2012, Jenkins, who was once described by doctors as having one of the most severe cases of epilepsy in the world, has had her seizures…
Epilepsy agency hosting Grand Canyon climb to raise $45,000 to support families Epilepsy Durham Region is gearing up to embark on an “epic” fundraiser next year to help support people living with a seizure disorder and their families — and it’s like no fundraiser the agency has ever had. The agency recently announced that executive…
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…
When Marcel Allen began eating less and appeared confused at work in June, a colleague at the Ottawa Police Service knew immediately that something wasn’t right. Her assumption was correct — Allen would have a major seizure a short time later. But the fact his colleague knew the symptoms people with epilepsy experience prior to…
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