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Epilepsy Ontario

Golf tourney a chance to have fun, raise money for Summerfest

August 16, 2012

The eighth annual Richardson Charity Golf Tournament is a chance for people to have a fun day of playing golf while helping raise money for Summerfest, an annual opportunity for children and youth living with epilepsy to enjoy summer camp with appropriate nursing care. Held Aug. 24 at Ariss Valley Golf Club near Guelph, the…

Grassroots group to launch Dravet syndrome information website

August 9, 2012

A grassroots group of parents of children living with Dravet syndrome is working to form a Canadian branch of Dravet.org, a U.S.-based global collaboration of parents and medical experts dedicated to improving treatments for children with Dravet syndrome spectrum disorders and empowering families to cope with challenges. The parents, most of whom live in the…

Young woman initiating day programs for kids with epilepsy

August 2, 2012

Andreea-Oxana Kilin is trying to establish a service in the Ottawa region that would see her and a group of volunteers engage children living with epilepsy through a variety of outings and activities specially suited to meet the needs of those affected by the neurological disorder. Kilin, 29, has had epilepsy since she was 18.…

Dad and daughter hope their awareness run sparks change

July 26, 2012

Trevor Lewis says he hopes the upcoming Run for Epilepsy he and his daughter, Katie, are organizing will help raise awareness about epilepsy in the community and possibly act as a catalyst for establishing an epilepsy agency in his hometown of Thunder Bay. Trevor notes that there’s a great need for more available resources for…