TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (The News Service of Florida) – Florida patients may be able to vape or munch on medical-marijuana products but they almost certainly won’t be allowed to light up joints or take bong hits, under a compromise being worked on by House and Senate leaders. Lawmakers are trying to reach…...
Epilepsy, my life-threatening condition, is not your ‘undue burden’
Article originally featured on Statnews.com The University of Notre Dame accepted James for this year’s freshman class. It was his first choice for an undergraduate education. No financial issues blocked him from going, no last-minute academic problems emerged during his final days of high school. But James is not attending Notre…...
The Child with Epilepsy
The Child with Epilepsy By: Judith Siskind, Ph.D., Epilepsy Foundation of Florida Staff Psychologist Parents need to help them lead as normal a life as possible Many children with epilepsy experience few seizures and no significant learning difficulty. In fact, some excel academically in school despite occasional seizures. Children whose…...
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION: FIGHTING THE CHALLENGES OF SEIZURES
Palm Beach Post Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/local/epilepsy-foundation-fighting-the-challenges-seizures/ZUbV4GSkwxDWYk1CvnWqmO/ Participants from the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida’s annual Walk the Talk for Epilepsy awareness event at John Prince Park on April 30. The Epilepsy Foundation hosts the signature event in cities across Florida every March and April. (Contributed) What does the Epilepsy…...
INSPIRED BY 7-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON, SAINT JOHNS MAN STAGES BENEFIT FOR EPILEPSY NONPROFIT
The Florida Times-Union Posted November 13, 2017 02:11 pm By Beth Reese Cravey http://jacksonville.com/news/health-and-fitness/2017-11-13/inspired-7-year-old-grandson-saint-johns-man-stages-benefit Grandson Steven Ippolito (shown here) was the inspiration for St. John businessman Jeff Sedlitz to spearhead an annual fundraiser for the Epilepsy Foundation Florida. Steven, now 7, had is first seizure as an infant. (Provided by the…...
FLORIDIANS WITH EPILEPSY GETTING EXTRA AID AFTER HURRICANE IRMA
https://www.wuft.org/news/2017/09/27/floridians-with-epilepsy-getting-extra-aid-after-hurricane-irma/ Florida residents with epilepsy could receive a little more aid in the coming weeks if they were affected by Hurricane Irma. The American Epilepsy Society announced Thursday its plans to give the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida $10,000 to help those with epilepsy recover. The foundation said it will use…...
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