My Story The first 14 years: The first time I made contact with Epilepsy Waikato Charitable Trust (EWCT) was earlier this year (2015) when I met Maria Lowe at the Claudelands Event Centre, where she had a stand alongside other community health providers. Meeting Maria, and finding out about EWCT, has been life-changing for me. Maria asked me if I would like to write about
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(and possibly other disabilities). This is not about how to parent a child who has epilepsy. I am writing this about how to look after yourself as a parent, and how to hopefully not lose your mind. A little bit about me. I have three children and I am married to a wonderfully patient man. Our youngest child has epilepsy and she also has other
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This year has proven to be really busy so far and there are still four more months left of activities to enjoy. Please feel welcome to come and join in the fun. We are only a phone call away and we always love to meet new people. Watch out for the regular News Alerts, sent by EWCT secretary, Ai Ee, that remind you of upcoming
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Hi! I am Tracey and I developed epilepsy when I was five year’s old. I was diagnosed with photosensitive generalised seizures. Back then my parents were not given epilepsy information and it was suggested that my epilepsy behaviours were psychological in origin. I have absence seizures, tonic clonics, and simple focal seizures. For the simple focal seizures, I smell a sickly, sweet smell lasting a
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Newsletter for February 2015 Welcome to a brand new year with plenty of exciting things planned for you all to enjoy. Firstly, our café socials are about to begin again. They provide an opportunity to meet up with old friends and to introduce ourselves to new ones. Having epilepsy can be an isolating experience but we are here for you. Friends are also welcome to
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How do you write a CV, a covering letter, know how to apply for jobs (let alone apply online), prepare yourself for a job interview, or understand fully the value of networking, if you are not in the know about these things? Throw in a perceived (or real) barrier such as a disability to employment, and then the going starts to get tough, but it
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Embrace is the first medical-quality wearable to help measure stress, epileptic seizures, activity and sleep. As well as identifying seizures it also has a feature to notify parents and caregivers when a seizure occurs. ” When people that have Epilepsy wear Embrace, they will get an alert when an unusual event happens, like a convulsive seizure. It will go via their smartphone to parents, roommates
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Hi everyone, This is the final news alert for this year. It has been a really busy one and we are all looking forward to a well-earned break before charging on to a brand new year, which is only a few weeks away!! Let us re-cap on a few exciting things that have happened to us over this year. Firstly, we have run three courses
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I did the unthinkable, the unimaginable, and certainly the unpredictable: I fell into a shallow hole whilst out walking, and broke my right ankle and left elbow on impact. Ouch!! So, I did what others do whilst facing a ban on driving, I got to and organised my days with the help of others. I discovered that: 1. Family and friends are worthy of special
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