Facebook Live: A Personal Journey with Epilepsy

Join us on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Sharing personal experiences about epilepsy helps raise awareness and understanding about the challenges and opportunities of living with epilepsy. On October 2 at 8 p.m. ET join us for a Facebook Live with Brooke Gordon, a woman living epilepsy and Epilepsy Foundation board member – hear her story and get her opinions about questions like

• What should you know when you are diagnosed with epilepsy?
• What are the social and emotional challenges that women with epilepsy face? 
• How can I find the right help to manage my epilepsy? 
• How can family/caregivers support someone with epilepsy?
• How can I get involved? 

Join Brooke Gordon and Patty Osborne Shafer RN, MN, to talk about Brooke’s personal journey with epilepsy.

Guests

Brooke Gordon

Brooke Gordon is a principal and manager of Iselo Investment Partners, a Denver real estate investment company. Brooke is on the Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Foundation, where she is actively involved with the Emotional Health Initiative and Wellness Institute. 

Patty Osborne Shafer RN, MN

Patty Osborne Shafer RN, MN, is senior director for health information and resources at the Foundation and the associate editor of epilepsy.com. She worked for many years as an epilepsy clinical nurse specialist at the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. She has been involved with epilepsy.com and the Epilepsy Therapy Project for many years.

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Note: presenters cannot address individual medical concerns and cannot provide individual advice.