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Episode #100 - Celebrating 100 episodes: Community, Impact, and Hope featuring David Axelrod

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Celebrating 100 episodes: Community, Impact, and Hope

Posted on October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 by john-boston

Guest host David Axelrod interviews Seizing Life host Kelly Cervantes about turning her epilepsy experience into advocacy, hope, and scientific advances.

Working to Overcome Disparities in Epilepsy Care in the Hispanic Community

Posted on September 21, 2022September 26, 2022 by john-boston

This week we talk to Dr. Refugio Sepulveda about challenges faced by the Hispanic community in accessing quality epilepsy care and learn about a program aimed at addressing these issues.

Medical Cannabis: A Life Changing Journey for Mother and Son

Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 by john-boston

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.

Seizure Dogs: Predicting Seizures and Providing Comfort

Posted on August 24, 2022August 24, 2022 by john-boston

This week on Seizing Life® we talk seizure alert dogs. Jessa Kenworthy of 4 Paws for Ability provides everything you always wanted to know about seizure alert dogs and how they serve those living with epilepsy.

Determination and New Technology Lead to Successful Epilepsy Surgery

Posted on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 by john-boston

This week epilepsy advocate and mother Kate Neale Cooper explains how a new diagnostic tool enabled doctors to localize her daughter’s seizures after 16-years and ultimately perform successful epilepsy surgery.

Growing Up with Epilepsy Leads to Making Movies About It

Posted on July 27, 2022July 29, 2022 by john-boston

Filmmaker Miles Levin discusses growing-up with epilepsy and turning his experiences into the award-winning short film “Under the Lights”.

A Parent’s Guide to Your Child’s Epilepsy Diagnosis and Treatment

Posted on June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 by john-boston

Child neurologist, Dr. Doug Nordli provides a guide for parents of children with epilepsy to help navigate diagnosis, physicians, and treatment decisions.

Rare Epilepsy: Collaborating for Advocacy, Research, and Community

Posted on May 25, 2022July 27, 2022 by john-boston

Yssa DeWoody of Ring14 USA and the Rare Epilepsy Network provides a primer on rare epilepsies: what they are, how they are diagnosed and treated, and where to find resources and support.

Madison Berl on the Seizing Life podcast

Monitoring Mental Health in Kids with Epilepsy

Posted on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 by john-boston

We focus on mental health in children and teens with epilepsy. Pediatric neuropsychologist Madison Berl discussers potential issues and what to do.

A Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Journey: Diagnosis Acceptance Leads to Career Helping Others

Posted on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 by john-boston

Mark DeFee shares his years-long journey with post-traumatic epilepsy from his diagnosis following multiple concussions, through his years of denial in college, to his acceptance and efforts to manage his seizures.

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