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Category: Voices For Epilepsy

Richie Shane
April 7, 2021May 13, 2021

Richie Shane

Richie Shane started having seizures soon after he finished college. After over 3000 seizures and unsuccessfully trying to control them through medication, he underwent 2 […]

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Cassandra Lund, Healthcare Professional
March 10, 2021May 13, 2021

Cassandra Lund, Healthcare Professional

You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can control how you respond to it. I started having seizures when I was […]

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Trudy Robinson, sailor
February 17, 2021May 13, 2021

Trudy Robinson, sailor

Like many others, I was not born with epilepsy. I had my first seizure when I was 17 during my senior year of high school. […]

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Chanda Gunn, Epilepsy Foundation New England
January 2, 2021May 13, 2021

Chanda Gunn, Epilepsy Foundation New England

Chanda Gunn is an accomplished ice hockey player known for overcoming obstacles on and off the rink. When she was nine, she was diagnosed with […]

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Rosalind Picard, M.I.T. and Empatica
November 25, 2020May 13, 2021

Rosalind Picard, M.I.T. and Empatica

Rosalind (Roz) Picard is a Professor in the Media Lab at M.I.T. and has a long history of developing technologies to help society. In this interview, Roz […]

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Amber Freed, SLC6A1 Connect
November 11, 2020May 13, 2021

Amber Freed, SLC6A1 Connect

Amber Freed, founder of SLC6A1 Connect, provides messages of hope in our first Voices For Epilepsy interview and encourages everyone not to give up. In […]

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