Can you lead a full life with Parkinson’s, epilepsy, or attention deficit disorder?Hear from three people who are doing just that: Whitney Goulstone — who had a new kind of surgery to halt her epilepsy.Andy Barrie — who underwent deep brain stimulation to ease his Parkinson’s Rick Green — who uses his ADD as an…
Deanna Sinasac has worked tirelessly to raise epilepsy awareness in Amherstburg, Ont., especially among students and staff at her daughter’s primary school. Her daughter, Alexis, is a Grade 4 student at Amherstburg Public School. She also has epilepsy. But because of her mother’s efforts to raise epilepsy awareness at the school, staff and students have…
Epilepsy Ontario, Epilepsy Toronto and Epilepsy Durham Region are collaborating this weekend to bring an interactive display about epilepsy to BRAINFest, a family-friendly celebration of brain research at Toronto’s Ontario Science Centre. BRAINFest will also provide an understanding of how people in different aspects of brain-health research are aligning their efforts to raise awareness and…
The fifth annual Epilepsy Action Day at Queen’s Park on Dec. 1 was successful in its mission of engaging MPPs in the important issues facing people with seizure disorders, says Epilepsy Ontario executive director Rozalyn Werner-Arcé. During the event there were three areas that representatives from Epilepsy Ontario and seven other epilepsy support agencies across…
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