Epilepsy Talk
Other Voices…Other Lives…
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“There were times I asked myself,
‘Is life really worth living?’
Suicide, now there’s a thought,
But would God be forgiving?”
Ed L.
Tags: damaged goods, friends, memory, opportunities, relationships, seclusion, seizures, succeed, suicide
A chief of surgery offers insider tips to finding the right surgeon
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On Sunday morning, my neighbor Carolyn knocked on my front door holding a basket of carbs and said, “I need to have my gallbladder out. I’ve never had an operation and have no idea how to find a surgeon to do my surgery. I don’t want to die. I brought you some scones.”
Carolyn brings up a valid point — if you’ve been blessed with reasonably good health, you probably don’t have a surgeon’s number on speed dial. Therefore, the bigger question is, in the unfortunate event that you need one, how do you find the best surgeon for your medical condition?
Tags: doctors, friends, insider tips, interview, key credentials, nurses, references, right surgeon, risks, top candidates
Other Voices…Other Lives…
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“There were times I asked myself,
‘Is life really worth living?’
Suicide, now there’s a thought,
But would God be forgiving?”
Ed L.
Tags: adapt, damaged goods, emotional, friends, fulfilling, memory, opportunities, relationships, seclusion, seizures, succeed, suicide
The Promise of the New Year…
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The new year falls upon us…
With hopes of health, dreams of joy…
Epilepsy Awareness Brainstorm!
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This is about awareness, not fundraising. Although if funds came out of it, that’s ok!
Last night, I kicked around the idea of starting a grass-roots epilepsy advocacy group. (The working name is Epilepsy Awareness Alliance, although it doesn’t matter.)
Nothing to do with the government, but probably with some ties or support info from the EFA.
We could have informal talks, appealing to religious organizations, local schools and colleges, neighbors, friends. Even Facebook pages — for those who have them…
Tags: colleges, epilepsy awareness, friends, neighbors, religious organizations, schools, talk to
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