TALK ABOUT IT!

Epilepsy is a common medical condition that affects all kinds of people. If you don't have epilepsy, you probably know someone who does. There are great treatments, and it doesn’t mean anything about the person, but it's much easier to live with if people understand it and talk about it.

TalkAboutIt.org provides some of the answers that you need. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with epilepsy or seizure disorder, you need the best help and the right answers now.

If you've just been diagnosed, you're going to be ok. At TalkAboutIt.org you can learn what to do so seizures are just another thing in the background instead of the main worry in your life.

There's nothing to hide. Let's talk about it.

National Walk for Epilepsy

I will be participating in the National Walk for Epilepsy scheduled to take place on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Saturday, March 28, 2009. Participating in an event that raises money for people living with epilepsy, touches all of our lives in some way. Think about the ways that people living with epilepsy has impacted those around you.

The money we raise will go to fight stigma, raise awareness and find a cure for epilepsy. I need your support, so please do anything you can, join my team, register as an individual or make a donation to the Epilepsy Foundation on my behalf.

Click here to make your contribution:

Creating Awareness Through Advocacy

The epilepsy world kind of found me. When my oldest son started having staring spells, my wife and I didn’t know what it was – we knew about the same as most people about epilepsy.

There are so many things in the brain that the medical community just doesn’t know about; mainly, why people have seizures. I learned very quickly that there are many different types of seizures, but you can lead the most successful life in the world while dealing with neurological disorders like epilepsy. Thanks to the genius doctors at UCLA and Rush Medical Center in Chicago, we've managed to get my son about 90% better, which is a miracle. It's tough, but my son is my hero, and he's really inspiring.

So I've become an advocate. There are five million people in this country who are dealing with epilepsy, and there's not a spokesperson for it.  There's a stigma attached, and there are a lot of myths out there that are ridiculous and old wives' tales.  But there are so many people affected by epilepsy that we have to provide the resources necessary to find a cure.

If there is anyone out there who has epilepsy or has a family member or knows anyone who wants to know more about it, please go to epilepsyadvocate.com.

Epilepsy Foundation