By Deron Hamel Mackenzie Fast says being diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy has only made her work harder towards her goals in life. Mackenzie, who graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in St. Thomas, Ont., in June, will soon be starting her first year of studies at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. She has…
By Deron Hamel A new book compiled and illustrated by U.S. filmmaker Louis Stanislaw is a collection of in-depth, reflective essays about what it’s like to live with epilepsy, told by people who have the condition. The book, Voices From the Heart: Lifting the Veil on Epilepsy, contains more than 30 first-hand accounts of the…
By Deron Hamel A Toronto boy has raised more than $7,000 with a bake sale he spearheaded to send four children living with epilepsy to Summerfest Camp. Nine-year-old Brody, who was diagnosed with epilepsy last September, told his mother, Tammy Baruch, he wanted to do something in recognition of Purple Day, the international day of…
By Deron Hamel There’s one more reason to attend this year’s Sail Away cruise to help send children living with epilepsy to Summerfest Camp – a reduced ticket price. Thanks to support from the annual event’s sponsors, the ticket price for the 2017 Sail Away cruise is $70. The ticket price last year was $85.…
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