Serene's Epilepsy LegacySerene's Epilepsy Legacyinteresting, inspiring and motivating epilepsy articles about myself and write ups about my epilepsy awareness projects. Articles
Radio Interview by Tan Su Lin (in Bahasa Malaysia)
2008-01-22 05:32:00 On the evening of 10 December 2007 I received a telephone call from a lady by the name of Su Lin. She introduced herself as a radio journalist from Bernama News 93.9Fm station. She read an interesting epilepsy article that was published in The Star paper on 22 November 2007. The article was written by my friend (Anthony Thanasayan of Wheel Power Column, The Star Paper) and me.Su Lin was very keen to find out more about epilepsy and thought it would be educational to broadcast information concerning epilepsy in the air. We arranged to meet on the following day to talk more about epilepsy. I was very pleased to be able to share with Su Lin a broader spectrum of epilepsy covering Epilepsy and Employment, Epilepsy and Driving, Epilepsy and Pregnancy, Myths and Misconceptions of Epilepsy and (AED) Anti Epileptic Drugs And Side Effects. " I know so little about epilepsy. The term itself is so new to me. I am sure a lot of people are unaware or know very little about what epilepsy... More About: Radio , Malaysia , Interview , Bahasa
Martial Arts Program for Children with Epilepsy
2008-01-17 06:13:00 16th Jan 2008 by Shelley Narula Psychosocial consequences in children living with epilepsy are significant. Frequent hospitalization, the unpredictability of seizures, and side effects from treatment can lead to increased stress for the child and the entire family. They can lead to child’s negative evaluation of self and can affect the child’s ability to meet his or her potential in both academic and social settings. Researchers conducted a pilot study to assess the effects of a martial arts program on children with epilepsy. A series of 10-week, 1 hour/week Kempo karate form classes were offered to children aged 8-16 years. Quality of life, self-concept, and parental anxiety were assessed through questionnaire measures. The two parental questionnaires issued were the Parental Stress Index Short Form, assessed stress in the parent/child dyad, and the Quality of Life in Childhood Epilepsy inventory, assessed a child’s day-to-day life functioning over five domains of hea... More About: Children , Martial Arts , Arts , Program
The Two Men Who Make My Epileptic Life Complete
2008-01-16 16:44:00 Behind a man's success is a woman. In my special case, I have two men behind my achievements in my epilepsy awareness work. My out of the world (best) husband supports me relentlessly in every aspects of my life and work.Cheong (my husband) fares a lot better in accepting my epilepsy in comparison to me. I have a tendency to forego my medication. My husband's biological clock is so accurate and the alarm rings right on time everyday telling me to take my medication.Cheong is also very committed towards my epilepsy awareness work. He drives me to meetings, sponsors me to attend epilepsy conferences, donates towards my epilepsy fund, helps to set up my booth for epilepsy awareness work on weekends and the list goes on.My son Edmund is a very obedient and hardworking person. He dedicates a lot of his time at my epilepsy awareness booth. He helps in disseminating epilepsy information to members of the public. At home, he manages my epilepsy blog, do home chores and cook dinner when I ... More About: Life , Make , Complete
FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY
2008-01-13 14:54:00 Leornado Da Vinci (1452–1519)-Tuscan polymath: scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer-Nervous shaking and spasms when furious.Martin Luther (1483–1546)- German monk, theologian, and church reformer-In John Osborne's play Luther, his visions are the result of epileptic seizures. Luther had many documented illnesses, but any recurrent attacks were probably due to Ménière’s disease.Joan Of Arc (1412–1431)-15th century saint and national heroine of France-Experienced religious messages through voices and visions which she said others could sometimes experience simultaneously. Some researchers consider the visions to be ecstatic epileptic auras, though more recent research may implicate idiopathic partial epilepsy with auditory features. Epileptic seizures with clear auditory and visual hallucinations are very rare. This, together with the extreme length of her visions, lead some to reject epilepsy a... More About: People , Famous , Epilepsy |
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