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Our Helpline & Information Officer, Stuart Macgee provides information on ways to help deal with and reduce anxiety, especially during this uncertain time.
Our Policy and Campaigns Officer, Rona Johnson, provides an update on our impact of COVID-19 and Epilepsy report and the results of our most recent survey.
Our Helpline and Information officer, Uschi Stickroth, talks about mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Our Chief Executive, Lesslie Young looks at the restrictions affecting university students and how people with learning disabilities have been living through this for the last six months and more.
Leanne was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 18 years old. Here Leanne shares her story of living with epilepsy and how cycling has helped her have some independence. How did you feel when you first out you had epilepsy? Having my first seizure at 14 and not knowing what was going on was …
Simone has been living with epilepsy for over 30 years. Here she shares her experiences, challenges faced, and how she has overcome them. I started taking seizures when I was 13 years old and have lived with this for over 30 years. I remember my first seizure like it was yesterday. It was a school …
Our Chief Executive, Lesslie Young, looks at the importance of person-centred learning and the role voluntary organisations play to provide holistic learning support.
Our Youth Development Worker, Kirstyn Cameron looks at the important role teachers play in helping each child with epilepsy lead as fulfilling life as possible.
Vice-chair of Epilepsy Scotland’s board of directors, Kirsty Lynch, explains why she joined Epilepsy Scotland as a trustee and the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our Wellbeing Assistant, Jennifer Bell recently read a book called Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide by John M. Freeman M.D., Eileen P.G. Vining M.D. and Diana J. Pillas. She provides her thoughts on the book and how it can help parents and patients understand their condition better and accept it.
Kris was diagnosed with epilepsy in January 2020. He shares how he felt about being diagnosed and his epilepsy journey so far. How did you feel when you first found out you had epilepsy? When I found out I had epilepsy I had a whole mixture of emotions. I had spent nine days in …
Our Chief Executive, Lesslie Young, looks at the new Covid-19 restrictions. Also, how people with a learning disability, who are living and being cared for in supported accommodation have been largely forgotten during the pandemic.
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