Reflections Of A Grinder

  By Brian W. Donnelly, M.D., I.B.C.L.C., Pediatric Alliance — North Hills Division   “Leveling the Playing Field”   SUDEP. Ever hear of it? Many Americans, including many physicians, have not. But Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy...

“Luckiest Unlucky Parents”

Suzanne Koven’s little boy was having seizures.  At first, they were hard to recognize, even to his physician-parents.  But soon they worsened, and he was having more frequent and severe spells. Koven seemed to be slowly losing her boy, and maybe her mind as...

Boy’s Best Friend

Evan Moss is a nine-year-old boy with epilepsy: I have two dogs. One is Dinky and the other is Mindy. Dinky is our family dog and he really belongs to my sister, Aria. Mindy is my seizure dog.   Evan and Mindy have a lot of fun together, even though Mindy’s...