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Newsletter N° 21 | March, 2016 |
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| Epilepsy star: EFNENY Jeanine Garab |
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Jeannine S. Garab is the Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern NY, an energetic foundation that spends the whole year planning activities and supporting its members through a multitude of services. We sat down with her to hear about how she came to work in epilepsy and what her plans are for the future.
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| Safety in Epilepsy - the SEIZURE PREPAREDNESS PLAN |
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Even though we want to be optimistic in life, when someone is living with epilepsy, it is always important to be prepared for the possibility of future seizures and the best way to be prepared is by having a Seizure Preparedness Plan. This plan is for relatives, friends, and caregivers or anyone who might be with the person when a seizure occurs. Patients are encouraged to come up with a personalized plan and to share with anyone they think might benefit from knowing.
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Support Groups
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Our support groups are back up and running through September 2015 to June 2016!
ADULTS WITH EPILEPSY & THEIR CAREGIVERS
1st Thursday of every month - 6:30 pm
White Plains Hospital Centennial Room
Davis Avenue & East Post Road
White Plains, NY 10601
VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) support group
First Thursday of the month until June: From 1:00pm-2:00pm
The group is for patients diagnosed with PNES who have completed treatment or who are advanced in their current treatment. The group meets to go over current problems that may have arisen for group members associated to PNES, for general support and comradery, and to continue to be part of the PNES community.
Joining a group is easy!
Benefits:
• All 60-minute sessions are held through GoToMeeting®
• Each group is kept small in order to encourage friendship and optimal discussion time (8-10 participants.)
• All groups are led by an experienced facilitator who is knowledgeable about Epilepsy.
• Confidential.
• Participation in this facilitated discussion is expected and encouraged. You are not on camera, so come in your PJs.
• FREE
CONTACT INFORMATION
Lorna Myers
lmyers@epilepsygroup.com
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Stay tuned because there are a ton of epilepsy and seizure disorder events and activities coming up this year including walks, runs, conferences, and workshops.
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Launched in 1998, Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group (NEREG) is a multi-site practice in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut that offers unique services and comprehensive care to children and adults with epilepsy. NEREG provides state-of-the-art diagnostic procedures, 24/7 patient service, highly skilled and experienced practitioners, and exceptional specialty programs designed to cover a broad range of health care needs in each epilepsy patient. NEREG consists of twenty board-certified epilepsy specialists with fellowship training in adult and childhood epilepsy, as well as many other highly skilled health care providers including pediatric/adult neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, epilepsy nurse practitioners, a specially trained nutritionist and epilepsy advocates.
Launched in 2003, Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy and Sleep Center (MAESC) is a practice located in Bethesda, Maryland that offers neurological services and comprehensive care to children and adults. MAESC consists of six board-certified neurologists who treat epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and other neurological illnesses.
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20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 800
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Tel (201) 343-6676 / Fax (201) 343-6689
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333 Westchester Avenue, Suite E104
White Plains, NY 10604
(914)4289213
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