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Epilepsy Foundation celebrates 45 years with colorful brunch

October 20, 2016 – Sun Sentinel Don your finest purple hat for a morning of fun to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida. The “Purple Hat Fashion Brunch” takes place Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, 512 NE Third Ave.,…...

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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…...

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Pixellated Games for Epilepsy

News 4 Jax – August 8, 2016 http://www.news4jax.com/river-city-live/pixellated-games-for-epliepsy  ...

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EFOF on the Buzz

Epilepsy Foundation of Florida discussing all things epilepsy on The Buzz, featuring Jacksonville Community Resource Specialist David Grissett...

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Strides for Seizures, Strides for Friendship

Tallahassee Teen Magazine, June 2016 Strides for Seizures, Strides for Friendship Featuring Molly McCann, daughter of Board Member, Stephanie McCann  Click Here to Read the Full Tallahassee Teen Article ...

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Why Doctors Worldwide Are Looking Into This Little Boy’s Condition

May 19, 2016- The Huffington Post A little boy diagnosed with a rare epilepsy syndrome now has doctors around the world — and supportive Facebook users — keeping up with his condition. In March, Maryland 5-year-old Cameron Longley was admitted to the hospital after having seizures that seemed to be…...

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Britain’s Got Talent finalist Wayne Woodward opens up as he reveals epilepsy diagnosis

By Warren Manger –Daily Record May 28, 2016  BRITAIN’S Got Talent star Wayne Woodward has revealed how he suffered a terrifying epileptic fit moments after winning through to tonight’s final. Singer Wayne collapsed backstage without warning after singing Frank Sinatra’s That’s Life and nearly bit through his tongue. At the…...

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Dog who could detect seizures

April 29, 2016  Since November 2015, a pit bull named “Chloe,” remained homeless at the Ridgecrest Animal Shelter in Kern County, California. Sadly, the friendly dog, who was known to have detected seizures for two people (before the seizures happened), sat for months at the facility because there were many…...

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Saving Lives With the Tech That Saved Our Son

May 30, 3016 – The Huffington Post One morning, in 2012, my wife and I were viewing the footage from a CCTV camera, setup in our son’s bedroom. Our son is called Tom. Tom suffers from Dravet syndrome, a rare genetic epileptic dysfunction of the brain, and most seizure activity…...

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