Seizure Dogs

National Dog Day was yesterday, August 26, 2015.  This is a good time to celebrate and honor seizure dogs.  For many people with epilepsy, they serve as personal alarms, helpers, and service providers. They do many different things, depending on the needs of the person they are serving.

Read about how seizure dogs help people with epilepsy.

If you have experiences with seizure dogs, please feel free to share!

Resources

http://www.epilepsy.com/get-help/staying-safe/seizure-dogs

https://www.pawswithacause.org/i-want-a-dog/seizure-dogs

Medical Identification Bracelets

The other day, I randomly came across this post on the Medic Alert blog about how their bracelet helped save the lives of three different people who hadseizures.  It is a good reminder to us all that we will be in situations where friends and family will not be there to help during a seizure, and our medical identification bracelets will be the lifeline to getting the proper care we need. 

Back-to-School With Epilepsy

It is a new school year, a time of meeting old friends and making new ones.  A new year also means meeting new teachers and perhaps starting at a new school altogether.  It is a challenge for any child, but for children with epilepsy, it is even more so.  As a result, there are many things that parents need to do to prepare their child for school.  According to the Epilepsy Foundation, here are some guidelines to follow.

Announcement: Epilepsy Support Network of Orange County Monthly Meeting 8/14/2015—Epilepsy and Depression

This Friday, August 14, 2015, the Epilepsy Support Network of Orange County will have its monthly meeting in Orange, California.  The topic of discussion will be Epilepsy and Depression.  The talk starts at 7:00 pm, Pacific Time.  There are related events starting at 6:00 pm which you can look at on the website (right hand side under “Meeting Times”).

The location is CHOC Children’s Hospital, Harold Wade Education Center, Bldg 2, 2^nd Floor, CHOC West Building, 1201 W. La Veta, Orange, CA 92868.  Parking is $2.00 with validation.

To RSVP, call 714-916-0456 or email info@epilepsysupportnet.org.

More information is at:

http://epilepsysupportnet.org/html/events.html.

I hope those of you in Southern California will be able to come to the meeting.  I will be there!

Fashion and People with Disabilities

In conjunction with the 25^th anniversary of the Americans withDisabilities Act, National Public Radio aired a story entitled “From Canes to Closures, Designing with Style for People with Disabilities” about creating accessibility tools that are functional and fashionable at the same time.