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My Volunteer Story: How Joining Epilepsy Action Changed My Life
My Volunteer Story: How Joining Epilepsy Action Changed My Life
Follow Emily’s inspiring volunteer story and find out how you can make a difference today.
Hike for Lyla – how Ed is making a difference this Purple Day
Hike for Lyla – how Ed is making a difference this Purple Day
Ed is hiking 26.2 miles to raising money for Purple Day after his daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy.
Purple Day talk– Maddison raises funds and awareness at school
Purple Day talk– Maddison raises funds and awareness at school
Kami Kountcheva | Maddison spoke to her whole primary school about life with epilepsy to fundraise
Encephalitis explained as Strictly’s George Clarke dedicates dance to mum diagnosed with condition
Encephalitis explained as Strictly’s George Clarke dedicates dance to mum diagnosed with condition
Kami Kountcheva | As Strictly Come Dancing’s George Clarke opened up about his mum’s encephalitis and cancer, we shed some more light on what encephalitis…
Am I having absence seizures?
Am I having absence seizures?
Kami Kountcheva | The epilepsy community tells all about what absence seizures feel like and we look at some recent research about absence seizures.
What do focal seizures feel like and recent research update
What do focal seizures feel like and recent research update
Kami Kountcheva | A description of how focal seizures feel from the community and a round-up of some recent research into treating this type of…
Under the Lights: Cinema bringing epilepsy stories to the masses
Under the Lights: Cinema bringing epilepsy stories to the masses
Kami Kountcheva | How Miles Levin’s new feature film, Under the Lights, hopes to build empathy and start conversations about epilepsy
Five resources to help your child with epilepsy thrive at school
Five resources to help your child with epilepsy thrive at school
Kami Kountcheva | Helping teachers and parents to children with epilepsy get ready for a new school year
Valproate redress – five years on, still waiting
Valproate redress – five years on, still waiting
Kami Kountcheva | Three women, Becci Smart, Susan Jamison and Susan Cole describe what life has been like for their families affected by the valproate…
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