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Voices of Epilepsy

Enter essay for chance to win $1,000 for post-secondary education

April 5, 2013

Lawton Osler recalls reviewing the barely-legible cover letter followed by an impressive, typed essay. The solid piece of writing earned the author a $1,000 scholarship towards his post-secondary education. When the writer gathered with others who have epilepsy to accept the award, he was bald and had a scar on his head. Recovering from recent…

Advocates encouraged by gov’t response to Epilepsy Awareness Month

March 28, 2013

Representatives from epilepsy support agencies say they’re encouraged by the reception their advocacy work with government officials received this month, and hope their colleagues provincewide will continue talking with politicians about the epilepsy community’s needs after March 31. March is Epilepsy Awareness Month, and leaders from within the epilepsy community have been meeting with politicians…

KPMG hosting lunch-and-learn to raise epilepsy awareness

March 21, 2013

Business advisory firm KPMG’s downtown Toronto office is hosting an employee lunch-and-learn March 22 to raise awareness of epilepsy and arm people with the knowledge necessary to foster conversations about seizure disorders. This is one example of what private industry is doing in recognition of Epilepsy Awareness Month. The event is being organized by KPMG’s…

EpLink study focusing on improving children’s working memory

March 14, 2013

A study aimed at improving children’s working memory with a computer-based training program is being cited as one of the major highlights of EpLink, an epilepsy research program established by the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI). EpLink co-director Dr. McIntyre Burnham says the study, which is led by Dr. Elizabeth Kerr, a clinical neuropsychologist at Toronto’s…