Every year, we encourage our Walk participants to create teams, invite their friends and family members, and show their support. This year, we wanted to reward those participants with a bonus! We’re starting a referral rewards program for all 3 of our Walks this year! Want to learn more? Keep reading! What is a referral reward? A referral reward is something you,...
One of the most essential parts of the Walk to END EPILEPSY is the people who support us. One of those supporters is Board Member and volunteer, Lizzy Aranibar. Since 2016, Lizzy’s Legends has been a major part of the Walk to END EPILEPSY, recruiting 123 team...
As a non-profit organization, all the proceeds raised go directly towards making a better community. That’s why our fundraising events are so important, especially the Walk to END EPILEPSY. When you support the Walk to END EPILEPSY, you’re supporting the most vulnerable of our community. Still not convinced? Here are 5 reasons why you should register for an upcoming Walk...
By Monica Santellana Diagnosis My name is Monica and I started having seizures when I was ten years old. I am from Friona, Texas, a very small town in the Texas Panhandle. I am the only one in my family of four that has seizures. Despite taking a wide variety of medications, trying special diets, and having many doctor visits, my seizures continued to...
By Vanessa Camarillo, Abi’s Mom Diagnosis Our princess, Abi, was diagnosed with complex partial seizures at five years old. She was my baby, my little girl, my angel, who was suffering from something beyond our control. We couldn’t fix her pain or her difficult path ahead. We didn’t know what was going on, and we had so many questions. Adapting The day she...
By Kathy Kraemer Making the Decision For the past five years I have worked as the Social Services Coordinator here at the Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas, my family and I have always been assigned parking lot duty at our Walk to END Epilepsy events and we love it!! But, at this year’s Austin Walk to END Epilepsy, I...
The Walk to END Epilepsy registration is now open! That means it’s time to register for a Walk near you and start building a team and achieving fundraising goal ...
By Ella Allen Heidi’s Diagnosis We are a large family. I have a brother, Finn, who is 11-years-old, a sister, Lily, who is 16-years-old, and another sister, Heidi, who is nine-years-old. Heidi had her first seizure when she was four-months-old. I was eight-years-old. At that time, I don’t think I had even heard the word “seizure.” We didn’t realize it yet, but it wasn’t...
