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September 21, 2023 6PM

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Empowering Epilepsy
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Learn more about epilepsy and seizures:  ways to live well, how to successfully manage seizures, and to empower people living with epilepsy. 

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Connect with others at our events throughout Northeast Ohio, including support groups, restorative yoga, Purple Day Party, art therapy and more!

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1 in 10 people will experience a seizure in their lives

1 In 10 People will experience a seizure in their lifetime

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1 In 26 People will be diagnosed with epilepsy

39% of adults who experienced seizures in the past year had not seen a neurologist

39% of adults who experienced seizures in the past year had not seen a neurologist

Consulting

65K people in Northeast Ohio have active epilepsy

65K people in Northeast Ohio have active epilepsy

Who We Are

Empowering Epilepsy was created by people in Cleveland, Ohio directly affected by epilepsy. While looking for support, there were limited resources outside the epileptologist’s office. Our goal is to create a caring community that allows people with epilepsy and their families to find proactive ways to manage their seizures and take charge of their lives. 

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Upcoming Events

  • SUDEP Action Day Talk
    SUDEP Action Day Talk
    Thu, Oct 19
    Empowering Epilepsy Headquarters
    Oct 19, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Empowering Epilepsy Headquarters, 23500 Mercantile Rd, Beachwood, OH 44122, USA
    Oct 19, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Empowering Epilepsy Headquarters, 23500 Mercantile Rd, Beachwood, OH 44122, USA
    Join Empowering Epilepsy on Thursday, October 19, 2023 to learn more about SUDEP - who is at risk, and what proactive strategies you and your loved ones can take to reduce your risk.
  •  Empowering Your Life Conference
     Empowering Your Life Conference
    Sat, Oct 21
    Beachwood
    Oct 21, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
    Beachwood, 23500 Mercantile Rd suite d, Beachwood, OH 44122, USA
    Oct 21, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
    Beachwood, 23500 Mercantile Rd suite d, Beachwood, OH 44122, USA
    Meet more of the 65,000 people and their families in Northeast Ohio who understand epilepsy. Learn strategies to positively manage your seizures, and empower your life!

Support Groups

Meet our Epilepsy Specialist Q & A Leaders

Empowering Epilepsy features some of the top epilepsy specialists in the country leading an hour of Q & A. Participants can ask them any general questions about epilepsy and seizures, and then talk with others in their age group who are also living with epilepsy.

  •  Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Vineet Punia, MD
     Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Vineet Punia, MD
    Thu, Sep 28
    Sep 28, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Virtual Event
    Sep 28, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Virtual Event
    Enjoy an hour of Q & A with Vineet Punia, Md, Adult Epileptologist from Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center. From 8:00 - 9:00 PM, enjoy an hour of talk time with other Adults living with epilepsy.
  • Seniors and Epilepsy Talk with Robyn Busch, PhD
    Seniors and Epilepsy Talk with Robyn Busch, PhD
    Tue, Oct 03
    Oct 03, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Event
    Oct 03, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Event
    Meet others, ages 60 and above, who understand epilepsy. Learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and make new friends.
  • Teens and Epilepsy Talk with Keionna Brown, CNP
    Teens and Epilepsy Talk with Keionna Brown, CNP
    Thu, Oct 05
    Oct 05, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Via Zoom
    Oct 05, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Via Zoom
    Meet other Teens living with epilepsy, learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and make new friends.
  • Kids and Epilepsy Talk with Ahsan Moosa Naduvil Valappil, MD
    Kids and Epilepsy Talk with Ahsan Moosa Naduvil Valappil, MD
    Sat, Oct 07
    Oct 07, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Virtual Support Group via Zoom
    Oct 07, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Virtual Support Group via Zoom
    Meet other Kids and their families who are living with epilepsy, learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and make new friends.
  • Parents of Children with Epilepsy Talk with Ana Arenivas, PhD
    Parents of Children with Epilepsy Talk with Ana Arenivas, PhD
    Tue, Oct 17
    Oct 17, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Virtual via Zoom
    Oct 17, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Virtual via Zoom
    Meet and talk with Parents of Children living with epilepsy at any age. Learn strategies to better manage your child's seizures, and realize you are not alone!
  • Young Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Robyn Busch, PhD
    Young Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Robyn Busch, PhD
    Tue, Oct 24
    Oct 24, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Virtual via Zoom
    Oct 24, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Virtual via Zoom
    Meet other Young Adults who are living with epilepsy, learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and discover what you can do!
  • Warren Support Group
    Warren Support Group
    Wed, Oct 25
    Oct 25, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Holly Maggiano, MD's Office, 8828 E Market St #2, Warren, OH 44484, USA
    Oct 25, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    Holly Maggiano, MD's Office, 8828 E Market St #2, Warren, OH 44484, USA
    Meet others who understand epilepsy, learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and make new friends.
  • Young Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Jessica Fesler, MD, and Maksim Parfyonov, MD
    Young Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Jessica Fesler, MD, and Maksim Parfyonov, MD
    Tue, Jan 23
    Jan 23, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Virtual Event Via Zoom
    Jan 23, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Virtual Event Via Zoom
    Join our Young Adults and Epilepsy Talk virtually via Zoom to meet other Young Adults who are living with epilepsy, learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and take charge of your life.
  • Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Jessica Fesler, MD and Jessica Cooperrider, MD
    Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Jessica Fesler, MD and Jessica Cooperrider, MD
    Thu, Jan 25
    Jan 25, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Virtual Event via Zoom
    Jan 25, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Virtual Event via Zoom
    Join our Adults and Epilepsy Talk from 7:00 - 9:00 PM. From 7:00 - 8:00 PM ask Drs. Fesler and Cooperrider from the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center any general questions about epilepsy and seizures.
  • Seniors and Epilepsy Talk with Vineet Punia, MD
    Seniors and Epilepsy Talk with Vineet Punia, MD
    Tue, Mar 05
    Mar 05, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
    Virtual Via Zoom
    Mar 05, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
    Virtual Via Zoom
    Join our Seniors and Epilepsy Talk virtually via Zoom to meet other people, age 60 and above, who are living with epilepsy, learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and take charge of your life.
  • Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Kayela Arrotta, PhD
    Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Kayela Arrotta, PhD
    Wed, Mar 20
    Mar 20, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Event via Zoom
    Mar 20, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Event via Zoom
    Meet other Adults, ages 35 - 60, who are living with epilepsy, learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and make new friends. Enjoy a Q & A with Kayela Arrotta, PhD from 7:00 - 8:00 PM
  • Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Jessica Fesler, MD and Sakhi Bhansali, MD
    Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Jessica Fesler, MD and Sakhi Bhansali, MD
    Thu, Apr 25
    Apr 25, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Via Zoom
    Apr 25, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Via Zoom
    Join our Young Adults and Epilepsy Talk virtually via Zoom to meet other Young Adults who are living with epilepsy, learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and take charge of your life.
  • Young Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Jessica Fesler, MD and Shivanee Sodani, MD
    Young Adults and Epilepsy Talk with Jessica Fesler, MD and Shivanee Sodani, MD
    Tue, May 21
    May 21, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Event via Zoom
    May 21, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Event via Zoom
    Meet other Young Adults who are living with epilepsy, learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and take charge of your life.
  • Seniors and Epilepsy Talk with Dr. Jessica Fesler and Dr. Sakhi Bhansali
    Seniors and Epilepsy Talk with Dr. Jessica Fesler and Dr. Sakhi Bhansali
    Tue, Jun 04
    Jun 04, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Via Zoom
    Jun 04, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Via Zoom
    Join our Seniors and Epilepsy Talk virtually via Zoom to meet other people ages 60 and above who are living with epilepsy, learn strategies to better manage your seizures, and take charge of your life.

Our Goal...

is to provide free and low cost educational programs and services to show people with epilepsy what they can do while living with seizures.

Empowering Epilepsy was created by people with epilepsy in Northeast Ohio for people with epilepsy. Our events are either free or low-cost thanks to donations from people, families, businesses and foundations like you. Empowering Epilepsy is a nonprofit 501(c)3 public charity organization.

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I wanted to share a short version of my story, and to tell you how thankful I am for what you are doing with Empowering Epilepsy. Thank you for educating the population of healthcare providers, teachers, family members and friends of those with epilepsy, and every other community member. Thank you for creating a safe space for all of those affected by epilepsy. I know when I was growing up, I had always wished I had someone who could truly understand how I was feeling as well.

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Epilepsy Funding Needed

More people are diagnosed with Epilepsy than Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson's Disease COMBINED!

Yet, epilepsy receives significantly fewer federal dollars per patient than each of these diseases.

Did You Know?

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Causes of Death in Epilepsy Include:

Status Epilepticus Seizures, SUDEP, Suicide, and Seizure related causes including drowning, head injury, or other accidents.

Discussing proactive ways to better control seizures with your epileptologist can save lives!

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U.S. Diagnosis

Over 3.4 million people in the United States and...

over 65 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with

active epilepsy. 

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