This week on Seizing Life® kids ask pediatric neurologists about epilepsy. Dr. Kristen Park of Children’s Hospital of Colorado and Dr. Adam Numis of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital answer questions from kids on a wide variety of topics related to epilepsy.
Category Archives: Epilepsy and Advocacy
Remembering a Brother Lost to SUDEP and Finding Hope in Community
CURE Epilepsy Board Member Hannah Whitten shares her experiences growing up with a brother with epilepsy and the tragedy of losing him to SUDEP.
Celebrating 100 episodes: Community, Impact, and Hope
Guest host David Axelrod interviews Seizing Life host Kelly Cervantes about turning her epilepsy experience into advocacy, hope, and scientific advances.
Medical Cannabis: A Life Changing Journey for Mother and Son
This week we look at medical cannabis as a treatment for epilepsy with Sarah O’Hanlon. Sarah shares her journey to find relief for her son’s seizures from Colorado to advocacy to a master’s in medical cannabis.
Growing Up with Epilepsy Leads to Making Movies About It
Filmmaker Miles Levin discusses growing-up with epilepsy and turning his experiences into the award-winning short film “Under the Lights”.
A Young Woman’s Epilepsy Journey of Acceptance, Empowerment, and Advocacy
This week on Seizing Life college student Kiara Mowat shares her epilepsy journey from her diagnosis in 2018 at age 14 to her first year in college. Hear this personal epilepsy story from an amazing young woman.
Personal Epilepsy Experience Inspires International Epilepsy Advocacy
This week in honor of International Epilepsy Day we speak with Julianna Shinnick about epilepsy care, stigma, and advocacy in the Mahenge region of Tanzania in East Africa.
Living and Thriving with Epilepsy
Epilepsy patient, counselor, and author Jon Sadler discusses living with epilepsy for more than 50 years and how his experiences have shaped his perspective on epilepsy and informed his efforts to become a counselor and help fellow patients and caregivers.
After SUDEP: A Journey of Grief and Hope
After the loss of his fiancé to SUDEP, Geoff Applegate a single-parent was left coping with his own grief while also learning how to help his young son understand the loss of his mother.
Epilepsy Education and Seizure Safety in Schools
When Paul St. Pierre encountered a lack of understanding of epilepsy at his school, he and his mother, Colleen, took action to ensure that all schools in the state of New Jersey were educated on epilepsy and seizure safety.