Natalie Feliciano was only 10 days old when epileptic seizures took control of her body. “She began to hold her breath,” recalled her mother, Joanna Feliciano. “She was staring off into space. Her eyes were flickering to light,” Feliciano said. “There were times she would have clusters of seizures, infantile... read more →
Sep
19
Sep
17
Realistically, there’s only one person who can decide whether Jerry Kill will continue as the University of Minnesota’s head football coach — and that’s Jerry Kill. It’s well-known by now that Kill suffered his fourth gameday seizure in just over two seasons with the Gophers during halftime of Saturday’s win... read more →
Sep
14
Minnesota coach Jerry Kill has been taken away on a stretcher at halftime of his team's game against Western Illinois. Kill has epilepsy, and he has a long history of game-day seizures. He was lying on the ground, writhing back and forth with medical staff surrounding him, right after the... read more →
Sep
13
A disabled dad who lost his wallet on a Stagecoach bus has told how the firm charged him £27 to give it back. Epilepsy sufferer Arthur Adlam, 31, panicked when he realised the wallet – containing £245 including his disability allowance – was gone. He’s been taking his kids to... read more →
Sep
13
A Summerton mother is upset after she says her disabled daughter was turned away at school for having a service dog. This year was the first time Eva Heisch got to take her 4-year-old daughter, Sophia, to school, but Heisch said it hasn’t been the experience she was expecting. “The... read more →
Sep
12
Cabinetmaker Fred Corbett will be embarking on the challenge of a lifetime, when he sets off on a trek to Everest base camp in aid of a memorial fund for a young epilepsy victim. His epic adventure will be on what would have been the 24th birthday of the Cromer... read more →
Sep
12
The mother of a little boy who died just weeks before his second birthday of a rare form of epilepsy will help save other children with the condition. Following the death of Max Miller Prior, who suffered a Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) in 2011, mom Gail created the... read more →
Sep
12
Bendigo mother Ellie Bartram almost lost her daughter Georgia after an epileptic seizure last year. Georgia, 9, now has an acquired brain injury. She was forced to relearn how to walk, talk and carry out simple daily tasks such as eating. “The needs of my daughter have become quite substantial,” Ms... read more →
Sep
12
Emily Honeycutt knew Tripp Nichols would be a boy even before his mom did. Emily’s mom, Pam, had made Tripp’s gender reveal cake when Jessica Nichols found out she was pregnant. That was before they knew Tripp had epilepsy. Now 16 months old, Tripp has more medical bills than most... read more →
Sep
10
Misty Alger began her senior year of high school at Great Falls High recently with the excited nervousness most seniors feel. But for Alger, there was excitement for another reason. The 18-year-old Alger, who has has been diagnosed with an epilepsy-like seizure disorder, took classes from home for more than... read more →