Seizing Life
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Seizing Life, a CURE Epilepsy podcast hosted by Kelly Cervantes, aims to inspire empathy & give hope as we search for a cure for epilepsy. Together, we can find a cure. We can seize life.
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This month on Seizing Life® author Laura Beretsky shares her decades-long journey with epilepsy chronicled in her recent memoir Seizing Control.
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1M ago
A mother uses her nursing knowledge to advocate for her son’s epilepsy care and surgery.
The post A Nurse’s Knowledge & A Mother’s Love Leads to Son’s Life-Changing Brain Surgery appeared first on CURE Epilepsy ..read more
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2M ago
Dr. Daniel Goldenholz of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center discusses the current and potential impacts of artificial intelligence on epilepsy care.
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2M ago
This week on Seizing Life®, we revisit several compelling conversations from the past year in our Best of Seizing Life 2023 compilation episode.
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2M ago
This week on Seizing Life® we speak with two rare epilepsy organizations, The KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation and The Cute Syndrome Foundation, about community, awareness, and advancing research.
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2M ago
This week on Seizing Life® Annette Adkins discusses the impacts of intractable epilepsy on her life, and how it led her to a regenerative brain cell clinical trial that has brought her a year of seizure freedom.
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Seizing Life
2M ago
This week on Seizing Life® epilepsy researcher Dr. Chris Dulla provides information about infantile spasms, from detection and diagnosis to current research and future improvements in treatment.
The post Infantile Spasms: The Facts, The Research, and The Hope for the Future appeared first on CURE Epilepsy ..read more
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2M ago
This week on Seizing Life® Dr. Elizabeth Gerard discusses concerns specific to women living with epilepsy. From puberty to menstruation, contraception, pregnancy, and menopause, we explore managing epilepsy through all stages of a woman’s life.
The post Epilepsy in Women: Challenges, Concerns, and Considerations appeared first on CURE Epilepsy ..read more
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2M ago
This week on Seizing Life® Peter Burpee shares his experiences with absence and tonic clonic seizures and explains why he’s running for Team CURE Epilepsy in the upcoming NYC Marathon.
The post NYC Marathoner Achieves Seizure Control and Runs for Epilepsy Research appeared first on CURE Epilepsy ..read more
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2M ago
This week on Seizing Life® Dr. Richard Goldstein, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, discusses his research into both Sudden Unexpected Death in Pediatrics (SUDP) and the grieving process of bereaved parents.
The post Searching for Answers, Providing Support, and Understanding Grief After the Death of a Child appeared first on CURE Epilepsy ..read more