Maria talks with Margrit at Free FM Radio – Active Age on Air about a range of epilepsy subjects. Listen or download the interview below.
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Access Alliance: we seek your support
Dear supporter, Access Alliance: we seek your support The Access Alliance is a group of 12 active organisations that includes the Blind Foundation, a proud member of the Alliance, spanning the disability community. The Alliance began a nation-wide campaign to improve access and accessibility for people with disabilities in New Zealand. The central focus is to work towards the development of an “Accessibility for New
Read More »Our Epilepsy Books off to World Book Fair
EWCT has produced two children’s epilepsy books, “Ben’s Buddies” and “Ariana and Jack” which have been chosen to go to this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair (3-6 April) in Italy. This occasion is considered to be the leading professional event dedicated to children’s publishing in the world and EWCT is excited that our epilepsy books will be representing New Zealand and, more importantly, all children
Read More »Epilepsy: See the person – Video
A short 30s video made by Sarah Walker at Wintec about epilepsy. Epilepsy affects 1 in 100 people and can affect anyone at any time. Remember to see the person. Thanks for sharing the message Sarah! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S31TsX_1edU
Read More »Free FM Radio Interview with Maria
Maria talks with Free FM Community Access Radio about a range of epilepsy subjects from triggers to myths about epilepsy. Listen or download the interview below.
Read More »Transdermal (gel) epilepsy treatment trial
A new study is recruiting adults with focal epilepsy seizures who would be interested in helping test a new transdermal (gel) epilepsy treatment. To find out if you would be eligible to take part, please visit the page below: https://clinicaltrial.mediscreener.com/epilepsy/
Read More »How to remain positive when you have a child with epilepsy
(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
Read More »Job Chat – Helping people gain employment
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
Read More »Seizure Monitor – Embrace Smart Watch
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
Read More »Maria’s compulsory car-free weeks
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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