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.,…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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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