By Deron Hamel Bronwyn Clifton is gearing up to start classes in the concurrent education program at Queen’s University in September, an accomplishment she didn’t think was possible nine months ago after suffering her first tonic-clonic seizure. But Bronwyn has lived with epilepsy for 12 years and has always persevered, sometimes looking to others for…
By Deron Hamel Drew Woodley has been hired as Epilepsy Ontario’s director of government relations, a new role the organization has created to encourage on-going sustainable investment from the provincial government for epilepsy community agencies and support programs. He started the position on a permanent basis in July. Woodley comes to the role after working…
By Deron Hamel Jennifer Young says parents should be aware of the symptoms of Electrical Status Epilepticus during Sleep (ESES) epilepsy, a condition that appears in childhood and does not present itself through seizures but rather as learning difficulties and behavioural changes. Jennifer’s son was diagnosed with ESES when he was seven years old and…
By Deron Hamel TORONTO – Anyone who has taken the anti-seizure medication Primidone to control their epilepsy in the past three years should speak to their pharmacist to determine if their prescription has been affected by a recent recall, says Epilepsy Ontario board member Rahim Ismail. On April 6 manufacturer AA Pharma Inc. voluntarily recalled…
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