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Topic: Advocate for Epilepsy

YouTube Videos of Seizures

01/2010 | 9 Comments

Someone may have already raised this topic but, if so, I did not find it. I was distressed to read an old report in Metro.co.uk about videos of...
Epilepsy Action UK 10k Bradford Run.

01/2010 | 0 Comments

Hi my name is Sophia Hill, ive been a member on this site for over 2 years, i'm not really one for doing any form of sports but i have decided to...
Sharing Awareness

11/2009 | 2 Comments

I was on a film set for the past 3 days and got to know the crew pretty well. At the end of the shoot, I gave everyone from the talent to the intern...
Myths About Epilepsy

11/2009 | 5 Comments

Many people have written essays about conventions and beliefs in epilepsy that have been passed through generations to generations. These beliefs...
What do I do?

09/2009 | 0 Comments

The Background: I've been an epileptic since birth (1966) but wasn’t diagnosed until age 5. My diagnosis was TLE resulting in CP with a propensity of...
Epilepsy ribbon clip art

07/2009 | 0 Comments

I'm trying to make a project on my computer and need help finding clip art that isn't from a store selling actual ribbons. It has been extremely...
Epilepsy Foundation

07/2009 | 6 Comments

Please help me in having the Epilepsy Foundation create a Ribbon Magnet which funds go to them. Reply to this thread with your name, city and state...
just got my SSI hearing date

06/2009 | 5 Comments

i just got my hearing date and i am super nervous. anybody have any advice? what should i bring with me? help! i just want to be able to have health...
Time to rename those seizures

05/2009 | 1 Comments

Yes folks, it appears that the 'International League Against Epilepsy' (ILAE) is soon going to be in the process of making some specific changes to...
VNS

04/2009 | 3 Comments

HI I am just letting people know tha I am a VNS Ambassador for Cyberonics for the state of AZ. if you live in the phx metro area please let me know...
Job discrimination...where do I start??

04/2009 | 7 Comments

I have a friend in Roanoke that has epilepsy that is having problems in her workplace. I also do and know this is covered by the ADA law. She is being...
DON'T FORGET TO WEAR PURPLE

03/2009 | 1 Comments

DON'T FORGET TO WEAR PURPLE ON MARCH 26!!!! Founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada, Purple Day is an international...
DON'T FORGET TO WEAR PURPLE

03/2009 | 0 Comments

DON'T FORGET TO WEAR PURPLE ON MARCH 26!!!! Founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada, Purple Day is an international...
DON'T FORGET TO WEAR PURPLE

03/2009 | 0 Comments

DON'T FORGET TO WEAR PURPLE ON MARCH 26!!!! Founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada, Purple Day is an international...
DON'T FORGET TO WEAR PURPLE

03/2009 | 0 Comments

DON'T FORGET TO WEAR PURPLE ON MARCH 26!!!! Founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada, Purple Day is an international...
Panic attack versus seizure

02/2009 | 39 Comments

What is the difference between a panic attack and a seizure? The seizure I had this evening started with a sheer panic attack and progressed into a...
Are you on Facebook?

02/2009 | 0 Comments

I wanted to check with all of you though and see if any of you have accounts on Facebook. If you do, I want to encourage you to join our Group and our...

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