By Deron Hamel Adam Prashaw went through life facing many challenges but always persevered. On Jan. 24, Adam, 22, tragically died after suffering a seizure in his hot tub at his Ottawa home. But his story doesn’t stop there. One day later and more than 500 kilometres away, in Welland, Ont., a 53-year-old man was…
By Deron Hamel Epilepsy Halton Peel Hamilton communications manager Trevor Gordon was scanning online news stories in May when he came across a Global News article about a Mississauga family who was trying to find supports for the 5-year-old boy they had adopted who is living with epilepsy. In May, Rosy Garcia and Andres Sosa…
By Deron Hamel One goal Epilepsy Ontario aims for through its news program, Voices of Epilepsy, is to highlight people who have not allowed living with a seizure disorder to hold them back from pursuing their dreams and ambitions. So far in 2016, we have seen many of these stories. Brock Welton In January, we…
By Deron Hamel For the first time in its 50-year history, Epilepsy Ontario will be directly funding epilepsy research aimed at enhancing quality of life for people living with the condition. Thanks to a private donation made to the agency, Epilepsy Ontario will be collaborating with leading epilepsy researchers in the province to conduct several…
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