As part of our ‘Go car-free’ epilepsy awareness week Jill talks about her experience losing her licence three times and how she overcame difficulties being car free.
Read More »EWCT Podcast 3 – Jill’s Story
Red Cross – First Aid App
Red Cross New Zealand have released a new first aid and emergency app. The app is designed to provide easy straight forward advice and step-by-step instructions on what to do in an emergency. It also includes a small section on epilepsy and seizures. It’s available on both IOS and Android phones and can be found by searching ‘Red Cross First Aid/Emergency‘ in the Google market or by clicking the link below.
Read More »2014 – Annual General Meeting (AGM)
NOTICE OF 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the 2014 Annual General Meeting of Epilepsy Waikato Charitable Trust will be held at the St Peter’s Cathedral Hall, 51 Victoria Street, Hamilton on Tuesday, 14 October 2014 commencing at 6.30pm. AGENDA Apologies Chairperson’s Welcome Patron, Tim Macindoe’ s Address Minutes of the previous AGM held on 8 October 2013* Move that the minutes be accepted as a true
Read More »Ben’s Buddies – Children’s Book
Our beautiful children’s epilepsy book is available for purchase. It will be going out to many schools in the Waikato.
Read More »Bella’s Journey
Ysabella (Bella) was born in 2005. At three weeks of age she started screaming non-stop and was refusing to feed and we were told by the doctors that she had ‘reflux’ and ‘colic’. Bella was given a PH probe at about 14 months of age, and then a gastric scope (which is when a camera is put into the tummy and samples are taken) when
Read More »EWCT Podcast 2 – Maxine’s Story
Maxine developed epilepsy at the age of 16 years. View this story of Maxine’s courage in overcoming her difficulties living with the condition.
Read More »EWCT Podcast 1 – David’s Story (Part 2)
Davids account of being in a specialised neurosurgery unit in Auckland Hospital to look at his suitability for brain surgery, and to tweak his anti-epileptic medication.
Read More »EWCT Podcast 1 – David’s Story
David talks about growing up with epilepsy and how he dealt with the struggles throughout his childhood, adulthood and working life. He has a positive outlook and offers advice for others.
Read More »St John protocols
This information has been approved by Midland St John Ambulance, Hamilton St John protocols for transporting someone who has had a seizure to the hospital Quite often, when someone has had a seizure, a member of the public calls emergency services. However, the person having the seizure usually recovers within a few minutes, and an ambulance trip (for which there may be a fee) to
Read More »John’s Story
My name is John and I have had epilepsy since I was born. I was teased growing up and so I was moved away from the local school because children would chant “Epie! Epie” as I had tonic clonic and complex partial seizures. I had no friends growing up, I felt really isolated and I left school after the fourth form to work in the
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