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March 22, 2023

#112 From Desperation to Hope: The Founding and Future of CURE Epilepsy

Guest: Susan Axelrod and Barbara Kelly

This week on Seizing Life Susan Axelrod, CURE Epilepsy founder, and Barbara Kelly, the founding Research Chair, discuss the past, present, and future of the organization and epilepsy research.

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Epilepsy and AdvocacyEpilepsy Research
March 22, 2023

#112 From Desperation to Hope: The Founding and Future of CURE Epilepsy

Guest: Susan Axelrod and Barbara Kelly

This week on Seizing Life Susan Axelrod, CURE Epilepsy founder, and Barbara Kelly, the founding Research Chair, discuss the past, present, and future of the organization and epilepsy research.

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Epilepsy and AdvocacyLiving with Epilepsy
March 8, 2023

#111 Sharing Epilepsy Diagnosis After Decades Leads to Climbing for Research

Guest: Carmen Zannier

This week on Seizing Life® Carmen Zannier shares her 35 year epilepsy journey, discusses her recent decision to go public with her diagnosis, and explains how her passion for mountain climbing has led her to raising funds for epilepsy research.

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FamilyLiving with Epilepsy
February 22, 2023

#110 Epilepsy Can’t Stop Young Girl’s Competitive Spirit

Guest: Christiane, Christy, and Lawrence Tsane

This week on Seizing Life®, the Tsane family share daughter Christiane’s epilepsy diagnosis and treatment journey, and explain how they manage her seizures while nurturing her love of competitive running.

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Living with Epilepsy
February 8, 2023

#109 After Decades of Seizures, an Epilepsy Diagnosis Begins to Provide Answers

Guest: Ara Carbonneau

This week on Seizing Life® Ara Carbonneau shares her decades-long epilepsy journey from initial febrile seizures caused by meningitis at seven months old to her epilepsy diagnosis at the age of 36.

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Living with Epilepsy
January 25, 2023

#108 Recent Advances in Diagnostic and Surgical Tools for Epilepsy

Guest: Kristen Kotsimbos, Scott Strong, Gabriele Richardson, Ryan Chu

This week on Seizing Life® we look at diagnostic and surgical tools that assist physicians in localizing and removing areas of the brain that produce seizures.

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FamilyLiving with Epilepsy
January 11, 2023

#107 Unleashing Your Inner Mama Bear

Guest: Kate Neale Cooper

Epilepsy advocate Kate Neale Cooper and host Kelly Cervantes share their experiences parenting children with epilepsy and offer advice on advocating for your child’s epilepsy care.

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Epilepsy and AdvocacyFamilyLiving with Epilepsy
December 28, 2022

#106 Kids Ask Docs the Darndest Things About Epilepsy

Guest: Dr. Kristen Park and Dr. Adam Numis

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.

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FamilyLiving with Epilepsy
December 14, 2022

#105 Managing Epilepsy with the Stress of The Holidays

Guest: Dr. Eva Alden

This week on Seizing Life®  Neuropsychologist Eva Alden joins us to offer advice for those with epilepsy and their caregivers for coping with stress, anxiety, depression, and travel during the holidays.

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FamilyLiving with Epilepsy
November 30, 2022

#104 A Mother Shares her Daughter’s Journey from Infantile Spasms to Brain Surgery

Guest: Monica Diaz-Greco

In support of Infantile Spasms Awareness week , Monica Diaz-Greco shares her daughter’s epilepsy journey from initial onset and diagnosis of infantile spasms through a VNS implant and brain surgery.

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