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Voices of Epilepsy

What people with seizure disorders should know about medication funding

September 6, 2012

When a 20-year-old man living with complex seizure disorder was recently denied funding for new medication from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s Exceptional Access Program (EAP), after having a severe reaction to EAP-approved medication, he and his family lodged a complaint with Ontario’s ombudsman’s office. Once investigated by the ombudsman, it was discovered…

Run supersedes expectations, organizer sees new possibilities

August 31, 2012

With more than 300 participants in the 2012 Run for Epilepsy in Thunder Bay, organizer Trevor Lewis says he hopes the success of the Aug. 19 event will be a catalyst for opening a support agency in Thunder Bay to assist northwestern Ontarians living with epilepsy. “I am hoping that (the run’s success) will serve…

Summerfest camp building independence and self-esteem

August 23, 2012

The best success stemming from Summerfest, Epilepsy Ontario’s annual camp program for children living with epilepsy, is that it has been creating independence and self-esteem for children and youth since 1994, says founder Anita Allen, neurology clinic nurse at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). For 18 years, Summerfest has seen an average of 20…

Golf tourney a chance to have fun, raise money for Summerfest

August 16, 2012

The eighth annual Richardson Charity Golf Tournament is a chance for people to have a fun day of playing golf while helping raise money for Summerfest, an annual opportunity for children and youth living with epilepsy to enjoy summer camp with appropriate nursing care. Held Aug. 24 at Ariss Valley Golf Club near Guelph, the…