EpilepsyUSA November/December 2007

In This Issue

EpilepsyUSA. Caring for the Caregiver: YOU. Find out how to make time for yourself.

Caring for the Caregiver:
>> YOU!

Caring for yourself is one of the most overlooked elements of being a caregiver. Find out how to make time for yourself.



EpilepsyUSA November/December 2007. Restore the Promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

A Signature Struggle

Laurie Kelly of Lynchburg, Va., needed her congressman's support for the Americans with Disabilities Act, but he wasn't buying. She decided to craft a petition to change his mind.

By Joe LaMountain





EpilepsyUSA November / December 2007. In My Own Words: A Dad's Perspective.

In My Own Words

"The bottom line is, if Shelby never gets any better, my life is so much richer because she's in it. I know a lot of others who would say the same thing." — A Dad's Perspective.

By Chuck Sparks





EpilepsyUSA November / December 2007. A Salute to Tony Coelho.

A Salute to Tony Coelho

Former congressman and immediate past chair of the Epilepsy Foundation's Board of Directors, Tony Coelho, blazed an often difficult trail to become a political leader and champion of people with disabilities.





EpilepsyUSA November / December 2007. Book Review: Electricity, by Ray Robinson.

Book Review

Electricity, by Ray Robinson, is a wonderful story, told with exciting language and feeling. The novel is a deep, complex and thoughtful literary work about epilepsy.

By Therese Szymanski






Steve Sabatini, EpilepsyUSAMessage from the Chair
Steve Sabatini, Chair of the Epilepsy Foundation.





EpilepsyUSALetters to the Editor
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