100 episodes
Seizing Life CURE Epilepsy
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- Health & Fitness
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4.8 • 54 Ratings
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Seizing Life, a CURE Epilepsy podcast hosted by Kelly Cervantes, aims to inspire empathy & give hope as we search for a cure for epilepsy. Together, we can find a cure. We can seize life.
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Older Adults and Epilepsy: the Causes, the Signs, and the Treatments
Dr. Laura O’Dwyer discusses the fastest growing segment of people living with epilepsy, adults over 65 years old. Dr. O’Dwyer provides an overview of the causes of epilepsy in older adults, the subtle signs to look for, and the importance
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One Woman’s Epilepsy Journey Through Childhood, Parenting, Discrimination, and Surgery
This month on Seizing Life® author Laura Beretsky shares her decades-long journey with epilepsy chronicled in her recent memoir Seizing Control.
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A Nurse’s Knowledge & A Mother’s Love Leads to Son’s Life-Changing Brain Surgery
A mother uses her nursing knowledge to advocate for her son’s epilepsy care and surgery.
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Artificial Intelligence and Epilepsy: The Promise & Pitfalls of AI in Diagnosis and Treatment
Dr. Daniel Goldenholz of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center discusses the current and potential impacts of artificial intelligence on epilepsy care.
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Best of Seizing Life 2023
This week on Seizing Life®, we revisit several compelling conversations from the past year in our Best of Seizing Life 2023 compilation episode.
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Rare Epilepsy Organizations: Fostering Community and Advancing Research
This week on Seizing Life® we speak with two rare epilepsy organizations, The KCNT1 Epilepsy Foundation and The Cute Syndrome Foundation, about community, awareness, and advancing research.
Customer Reviews
You were a beacon of light and hope during a very dark time.
You both have changed our lives for the better by sharing your journey with your beautiful daughter. We were devastated when our daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy. You both open up your lives to help others was the beacon of light we were desperately looking for. I could never express our appreciation in words how grateful we are to you and the work you are doing. Thank you! Thank you for being the voice for those who live with epilepsy.💜
Great information!
Thank you for this continued information! We need all the information about epilepsy. Not enough information out there and surprisingly...even in the medical field!
A Much Needed Podcast
I love the informative and honest information in Seizing Life. As a parent to a child who has seizures, this is the first resource that makes me feel like we're not alone in this journey.