| Couple honored for founding epilepsy scholarship after daughter's tragedy | | Posted Monday, October 09, 2006 6:59:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | In August 2001, just a couple of weeks before she would start her junior year studying business at Lake Superior State University, Leah Marie Bollin was killed in an automobile accident. The Farmington Hills student had suffered an epileptic seizure just before she crashed. Leah's family -- her parents Sharon and Bill, and her brother Robert and wife Shannon -- decided to establish a scholarship in her honor to help other students who suffer from epilepsy. They asked for memorial donations in lieu of flowers at Leah's funeral, bringing in $10,000, and organized fund-raisers in later years to boost the LSSU Leah Marie Bollin Memorial Award to more than $115,000. .... | |
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| | | Epilepsy conference next month | | Posted Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:18:01 AM by Blog57 Team | | Brainwave, the Irish Epilepsy Association, is holding its national conference next month. The event will allow people with the condition to find out more about the level of care that is and should be available to them. While anyone can have a seizure if their brain is exposed to a strong enough stimulus, people with epilepsy have recurring seizures. The condition is caused by abnormal electrical impulses in the brain. Up to 40,000 people in Ireland are thought to be affected. The conference, which takes place on September 30, is open to people with epilepsy, their families, carers and professionals working in this field. "We have a range of interesting speakers covering many aspects of epilepsy care and our community resource officers will be available throughout the day to discuss any aspect of your epilepsy", the association said.... | |
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| | | Happy campers Archery, swimming crafts and new friends help kids with epilepsy be themselves | | Posted Sunday, July 30, 2006 6:56:56 PM by Blog57 Team | | Chelsey Washausen and Moriah McKinney both like writing with sidewalk chalk, stringing beads and learning to use a bow and arrow. "Let's do our whole names. That means middle names too," Chelsey, 9, of Mascoutah, said as she searched for colorful beads with the letters of her name. It's summer camp at Camp Roehr in Grafton. "Anybody got a 'U'?" "I do," said Moriah, 9, of Marion. "And let's do our nicknames, too." The girls were among 25 campers ages 6 to 18 who have epilepsy. They made crafts, swam, learned archery and made new friends July 16-22 at Pere Marquette State Park. Campers hailed from the metro-east, Southern Illinois and St. Louis and its suburbs. This is Chelsey's first year at the rustic Camp Roehr and Moriah's second year.... | |
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