Our phone chat #6 – Julie

Maria: Hi Julie, would you like to participate in a phone chat with me? As you know I do a community project each year and this year I am having ‘phone chats’ with people. Julie: I sure would. I can talk for days about epilepsy. I also love to hear what others have to say about their own epilepsy stories. It helps me to realise

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Our phone chat #5 – Jill

Maria: Hi Jill! Thank you for the work that you do for EWCT and for also agreeing to be part of yet another of my community projects. People like you are pivotal to the success of community groups such as ours and your support has been unwavering. Jill: Thank you Maria. It is important that people with epilepsy help others by sharing stories. For me,

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Our phone chat #4 – Jackson

Maria: Hi Jackson, thank you for having a phone chat today. I see that you are really heavily into music and kung fu. Two really hard disciplines to follow. Please tell me about them and how they have helped you on your epilepsy journey. Jackson: I grew up with epilepsy from the age of 6 years old. I was the one who sat at the

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Our phone chat #3 – Lisa’s Story

Maria: Hi Lisa, thank you for asking to take part in this year’s community project. You wanted to talk about the events that your son, Jordan, couldn’t remember in his epilepsy story. Events that took you on a roller coaster ride of emotions and so I thank you for sharing your thoughts. I know that, as a parent, supporting our children through epilepsy can be

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Our phone chat #2 – Jordan

Maria: Hi Jordan, it has been a while since our last chat. Your mum proudly said that you are working hard in your job over this Covid-19 lockdown but that you would make time to share your epilepsy story with others. In these uncertain times, I believe that your story offers hope to those who are struggling with epilepsy and so thank you for agreeing

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Our phone chat #1 – Jan

Maria: Hi Jan, thank you for participating in our community project called “Our phone chat”. Everyone has a story worthy to be told and, in this project, we are going to chat about your epilepsy story and how epilepsy has impacted on your life. Please tell me a bit about yourself. Jan: I was born in the Waikato to farming parents straight after the war

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Epilepsy Articles September 2020

EWCT brings you the latest news on epilepsy-related articles Cannabidiol (CBD) does not cause a high. CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are two of the most well-known compounds isolated from the Cannabis sativa plant. It is THC, not CBD, that creates the ‘high-feeling’ people associate with cannabis use. This article discusses the differences between CBD and THC and explains why these compounds produce such drastically different effects

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Epilepsy Articles August 2020

EWCT brings you the latest news on epilepsy-related articles Two international epilepsy organisations (the IBE and ILAE) share a joint statement on epilepsy and racism. As scientists began to unlock the secrets of the brain, terminology for seizures changed over time. In 2017, the International League Against Epilepsy released its newest classifications of epileptic seizure types. These divide epileptic seizures into categories based on how

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2020 – Annual General Meeting (AGM)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Epilepsy Waikato Charitable Trust (EWCT) will be held at 4 Little London Lane, Hamilton, on Tuesday, 8 September 2020, commencing at 6.30 pm. AGENDA Welcome by chairperson Apologies Confirmation of minutes of the previous AGM held on 10 September 2019 Matters arising Patron, Hon. Tim Macindoe’s address Chairperson’s report

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Epilepsy Articles July 2020

EWCT brings you the latest news on epilepsy-related articles The use of the ketogenic diet for those people critically ill with Covid 19 may just help in their recovery. The mortality rate is approximately 5% of reported cases and over half of patients require mechanical ventilation for respiratory failure. The ketogenic diet is a high fat, low carbohydrate, adequate-protein diet that promotes metabolic ketosis (ketone

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