Announcement: Epilepsy Support Network of Orange County Support Group Meeting

This Friday, March 8, 2019, the Epilepsy Support Network of Orange County will hold its monthly support group meeting. This month’s theme is “March Medication Madness!” There will be two separate presentations: one for parents of young children and one for adults.  The speaker for the parents will be Dr. Grace Lee, pharmacist at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) and the speaker for the adults will be Dr. James Park, epileptologist at HOAG Hospital.

 Some of the topics they will cover include:

What types of medications work well for which seizures (and vice versa)?

What is the goal of anticonvulsants?

When starting a new medication, what questions should you ask?

Do you have to take medications forever?

The program will start at 7:00 Pacific Time. There is a social hour for adults starting at 6:00 pm. An Epilepsy 101 class and Emotional Support Group for Parents also take place at the same time. Teens and kids have fun activities scheduled in relation to “March Madness.”

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

To RSVP, email rsvp@esnoc.org or call 714-916-0456. For more information, go to www.esnoc.org.