Epilepsy Action news archive
Brexit update – January 2021
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Bonuscast – 70 years
What’s changed with epilepsy in the last 70 years? In this special bonuscast, we talk with Epilepsy Action Chief Executive Philip Lee about the history…
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8 – A winning tale of friendship
Ellis, 9, was diagnosed with focal epilepsy in 2019. His whole world was turned upside down, becoming withdrawn and depressed. His seizures still aren’t under…
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7 – epilepsy and having a baby
Ibby had baby daughter Niamh just under four weeks ago. She had seizures all through pregnancy, including just before the epidural for her C-section. We…
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6 – A marathon and not a sprint
Patience was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 14. She has both tonic-clonic and focal seizures, sometimes two or three a week. Patience chats with…
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5 – Seize your adventure – with an epilepsy diagnosis
After being diagnosed with epilepsy in 2015, Fran walked 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago in Spain two years later, solo. In 2019, she…
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4 – We are most proud of the children we parent
Michael and Paul Atwal-Brice have 2 sets of identical twin boys. Levi and Lucas, 14, have severe epilepsy and non-verbal autism. We chat to them…
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3 – Floor dancing and painting with epilepsy
Bob Sutcliffe was 36 when he had his first seizure. We talk to Bob about how his attitude to his epilepsy has changed over time,…
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Bonuscast – Living in lockdown with epilepsy
Living in lockdown is hard and it can be even harder if you are affected by epilepsy. We want to remind people this National Epilepsy…