I had my first seizure when I was 13. It was a Petit Mal, meaning I did not collapse but was not aware or in control of my actions and words. While giving a presentation in English class the rails came off; mid speech I began rambling, acting strangely and…...
David Grisset & Dr. Syed Asad on WJCTNews Radio
WJCTNews Radio, November 1, 2016 EFOF Community Resource Specialist, David Grisset and Dr. Syed Asad, of Universal Neurological Care, discuss epilepsy, the foundation and November Epilepsy Awareness month on WJCTNews Radio. Listen to the entire segment here: https://www.mixcloud.com/WJCTNews/epilepsy-month/...
Obamacare open enrollment begins Tuesday with focus on Miami
BY DANIEL CHANG – Miami Herald, October 31, 2016 Open enrollment begins Tuesday for the Affordable Care Act insurance exchange at healthcare.gov, with consumers facing higher premiums, fewer choices of health plans and a measure of uncertainty about the future of the health law better known as Obamacare. In Miami-Dade…...
Painting With a Purpose to Kickstart New Naples Epilepsy Resource Center
Naples Herald, October 24, 2016 The Epilepsy Foundation of Florida is aiming to shed light on its flagship cause with its new Naples Epilepsy Resource Center located at the Greater Naples YMCA. The event will take place on Sunday, November 13 at Painting with a Twist. Attendees will receive step-by-step instruction with experienced local…...
Cause Unknown, but Not Alone
Home Magazine Gainesville – October 5, 2016 How One Woman Overcame the Isolation of Epilepsy with the Help of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida Over 7 billion people populate the world, and over 127,000 of those people live in Gainesville. Yet everyone will still experience loneliness at some point in…...
Census: South Florida no longer tops nation for percentage without health insurance
Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel – September 16, 2016 South Florida no longer had the nation’s highest rate of people without health insurance in 2015, as it did before Obamacare became mandatory in 2014, but the metro area’s uninsured rate remained among the nation’s highest, according to data released this week by…...
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