August 4, 2021 / Eva & Michelle Wadzinski, Caroline Pratt & Ashleigh Henrichs, Chrisin Godale
With students preparing to head back to college campuses, we revisit several previous episodes in which students with epilepsy and their parents discuss their experiences choosing and attending college.
July 21, 2021 / Dr. Steve White
Today on Seizing Life, we speak with epilepsy researcher, educator, and patient Dr. Steve White. Dr. White is a professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Washington. He is also an epilepsy patient, having experienced his first seizure in 2010.
July 7, 2021 / Lissy Griffin
On this episode of Seizing Life, Lissy recounts her daughter’s onset, diagnosis and ACTH steroid treatment for infantile spasms. She also explains why early detection and treatment are so important, where to find infantile spasms support groups, and how awareness and education among parents, caregivers, and doctors can result in positive outcomes for infants with I.S.
June 23, 2021 / Jon Sadler
On this week’s Seizing Life, epilepsy patient, counselor, and author Jon Sadler discusses his 50-year journey living with epilepsy. Jon’s experiences reflect many of the challenges and concerns of people with epilepsy including stigma, employment, family, dealing with changing treatments and side-effects, and undergoing life-changing brain surgery.
June 9, 2021 / Geoff Applegate
n August of 2020, Geoff Applegate lost his fiancé Zsatara to SUDEP just weeks before the couple was to be married. Geoff shares his ongoing journey through the grieving process including what he has personally found helpful, what he’s learned about helping his son cope with the loss, and how he keeps Zsatara’s memory alive by raising awareness about SUDEP.
May 26, 2021 / Colleen Quinn & Paul St. Pierre
When a recurring eye twitch led to a diagnosis of epilepsy, Paul St. Pierre found himself trying to gain seizure control while managing medication side effects and trying to maintain his grades. With the help of their state senator, they gathered support for a bill to ensure epilepsy education and seizure safety in all New Jersey schools.
May 12, 2021 / Lauren Panco
Lauren Panco was 26 years old, in the midst of a promising career with a fast-growing company, engaged to be married, and enjoying a busy professional and social lifestyle when she suddenly suffered a seizure. On this week’s Seizing Life®, Lauren, now 32, discusses the disturbing initial diagnosis she received, her concerns about the impact of epilepsy on her career, and how she has navigated workplace challenges with a determination not to allow epilepsy to define her.
April 14, 2021 / Liane Kupferberg Carter
On this week’s episode of Seizing Life, we speak with author, journalist, and mother Liane Kupferberg Carter. Liane’s son Mickey was diagnosed with autism at 5 years old, and several years later received an additional diagnosis of epilepsy.
March 31, 2021 / Emma Cardwell and Nathan Bliss
This week on Seizing Life, we speak with two CURE Epilepsy Education Enrichment Fund Scholars about their experiences growing up with a sibling who has epilepsy. Emma Cardwell and Nathan Bliss share their siblings’ diagnoses and how this affected their respective families and themselves in both challenging and inspirational ways.
