Epilepsy Ontario has launched a crowdsourcing initiative to raise money in support of epilepsy awareness, and those who donate will have their name seen by millions of people. Through the crowdsourcing site Giveffect, the organization is aiming to raise $5,000 during the 13th annual Targa Newfoundland, a five-day, 2,200-kilometre road rally held Sept. 14-19 across…
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, 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…
Gloria Peckham recalls how a British Columbia man, who received a seizure response dog she trained, is now living independently because of the canine. The man has a severe seizure disorder, and health authorities suggested he move into a group home because he experiences so many seizures. However, because the man now has a seizure…
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