"At the risk of getting the windows egged and the car toilet papered, we’re skipping the chocolates and candies this year for Halloween. In early September, my wife saw flats of mini-sized Play-Doh for cheap at the warehouse store. She scooped up 2. Perfect for birthday party loot bags, playing... read more →
Oct
02
Oct
02
Internationally acclaimed DJ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, is to run the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 6th October to raise money for Young Epilepsy, the national charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people with the condition. Last year more than 12,000 runners completed the Royal Parks... read more →
Oct
01
There was not a dry eye in the room when celebrity Michelle Heaton surprised a courageous schoolgirl after picking her as Britain’s Little Hero. Inspirational Kelly King, seven, has been coming to the rescue of mom Rachel Bottomley, 25, who suffers from severe epilepsy, since she was just four years... read more →
Oct
01
A Pittsburgh art museum closed an exhibit on Sunday after three visitors had seizures or seizure-like symptoms. ZEE, a fog and strobe light-filled sensory experience by Austrian artist Kurt Hentschläger, closed early after paramedics were called to treat a young woman, the third case since its opening on Friday. Shaunda... read more →
Oct
01
The helpless feeling of seeing a seizure for the first time can be a frightening experience. It was particularly dangerous for mother of five Kelly Wiggett, who was alone when she had two seizures on a bus in Gloucester. She could have died but for the quick-thinking actions of the... read more →
Sep
29
A seriously ill child is fighting for her life after contracting salmonella food poisoning in the hospital. Three-year-old Freya Hunter, who needs to be fed through a tube, caught the killer bug during treatment. Mom Carolynne Hunter believes her daughter got the bug while being fed milk and water through... read more →
Sep
29
That dizzy feeling you get when opening an app on your new iOS 7 operating system is not the excitement of owning the latest gadget from Apple. It could be vertigo or motion sickness. In short, your iPhone or iPad could be making you sick. Since the iPhone 5 release... read more →
Sep
28
The Coors Cowboy Club will cook up steaks for an epilepsy fundraiser Saturday. The Great Epilepsy Steakout opens at 6:30 p.m. at the Piehl Barn, 2.5 miles north of Bushland off Simmons Road. “Epilepsy affects about one in 26 people,” said Lindsie Burk, event coordinator for the Epilepsy Foundation of... read more →
Sep
26
It's not unusual for 12-year-olds to get excited about an action-packed adventure weekend with everything from climbing to kayaking on offer. It is for Isha. She was diagnosed with epilepsy at the start of the year and just two months ago underwent major surgery to remove a brain tumour. She... read more →
Sep
26
It never ceases to amaze how sports can become a morality play, and take so many wrong and disgusting turns along the way. Take the case of the football coach of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, Jerry Kill. Kill has epilepsy. He has had four seizures during games, including... read more →