Austin

13 Oct

My Epilepsy Story: Hannah Dunn

Our most cherished moments during our Walks To End Epilepsy is seeing people connect together to form a community.  At our events, sharing stories with each other helps us gain insight, inspiration, and the knowledge that we are not alone. Your story is one of the most potent implements you own; why not share it?                 Graduating from college is a...

08 Jul

Brothers Come Together at Camp Brainstorm

By Kathy Kraemer Preparations for Camp Brainstorm start early at the Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas. It is a year-round process to recruit more than 65 children with epilepsy, plus volunteer counselors, and volunteer medical staff. Historically, the process of recruiting enough male counselors has been more difficult than identifying enough female counselors. This year, I decided to ask...

Kathy's team "Gato"
03 Jun

My Walk Story: Team Gato

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...

25 Mar

My Epilepsy Story: From Law Enforcement to Education

By Ken Marschand How My Epilepsy Journey Began After a traumatic brain injury in 2004, my doctors told me to expect seizures at some point in my life. However, I didn’t know as much as I know now about how seizures vary from person to person. A few years ago, while grocery shopping with my wife, something strange happened. My eyes twitched wildly,...

07 Mar

My Epilepsy Story: #MomsGotEpilepsy

Amber Ross is a fundraiser and team captain in our upcoming IM OK Walk to END Epilepsy. In just a few short days, she’s raised more than $2,000! We’re so thankful to have supporters like Amber who have taken their diagnosis and turned it into motivation to do good. Read Amber’s story below and donate to her fundraiser #MomsGotEpilepsy. The...

23 Jul

Meet Studio E Art Instructor: Joey Korein

We are excited to introduce our new 2018 Austin Studio E Art Instructor, Joey Korein. “Joey Korein is an artist and teacher. She earned a BFA in Printmaking and Drawing from Washington University in St. Louis. Much of Joey’s work involves used or discarded materials, especially secondhand clothing, as she has always been drawn to these relics,...

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