April 20 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Join us for a unique evening of celebration, silent auction, raffles, and fun! To register, Click Here! Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Details Date: April 20...
This year, we were honored to join the Epilepsy Foundation’s 2021 Teens Speak Up! & Public Policy Institute, to advocate for those living with epilepsy in Central and South Texas and across the country. Two of our very own Teen Epilepsy Advocates, Freeman Dando (Austin) and Lily Flowers (RGV), met virtually with our Senators John Cornyn and...
For everyone, and especially those dealing with a chronic illness such as epilepsy, maintaining a balance between mental and physical health is important for your overall well-being. At the Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas, we provide FREE mental health counseling for qualified patients. Here are...
What’s your story? Team Epilepsy Ninjas is the name of our team for Walk to END EPILEPSY – RGV. Our team name stems from my son’s early love of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and his ability to “ninja kick” his seizures with a positive attitude. Our Epilepsy Ninja had his first...
At the Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas, we are constantly meeting extraordinary people. We love meeting people who defy other’s expectations of them. That was the case when our Assistant Director, Kimberly Martin, met Jason at the Bexar County Junior Livestock Show. Jason was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was just three years old. “At around age 2, we...
A Diagnosis My daughter Jamie was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 13. One morning, while getting ready for school, she suddenly had a tonic-clonic seizure. We prayed that it was an isolated incident, but then she kept having one seizure after another. That’s when Jamie was diagnosed with epilepsy. It took some time to find the combination of medicines...
To spotlight the people this Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas helps, check out our weekly blog called, “An Inside Look.” This week, read about how we’re raising awareness at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Raising Awareness Part of what we do at the Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas is engage with our community to raise awareness about epilepsy. Our services cover 79 counties,...
To spotlight the people the Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas helps, check out our weekly blog called, “An Inside Look.” This week read about Cindy Garcia, La Llorona, and using art to educate. Cindy Garcia, also known as La Llorona, is a San Antonio-based artist, mother, and advocate. Her daughter Ani has both epilepsy and autism....
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...
