Angels Of Epilepsy Newsletter
June - #AOENEWS, Articles, Blogs, & More!
A flight that left Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Thursday morning was diverted while en route to Punta Gorda, Fla., due to a medical emergency.
Allegiant Air Flight 1304 landed at Gainesville Regional Airport a little before 9 a.m. ET after a pilot suffered a seizure, Florida's Gainesville Fire Rescue said via Twitter.
Allegiant Air confirmed a "medical emergency" onboard the flight and said the pilot has been hospitalized.
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A Georgia couple is facing charges after they gave their son marijuana to treat his seizures.
Matthew and Suzeanna Brills said they spent years looking for answers to their son's problems.
In February, they decided to let their 15-year-old son David try marijuana as a possible solution to his lifelong battle with seizures.
Since David's prescribed medications not working, stepfather Matthew Brills said he conducted online research led to the option of using pot. The drug started to limit David's seizures, according to the parents.
That decision now has their son in state custody and the Brills facing possible jail time. In April, the Brills were both charged with reckless conduct, a misdemeanor charge, when authorities found out about David's pot smoking.
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Josiahs Cristian Lopez is an Epilepsy Survivor. He had his first grand mal seizure the night before his first birthday. He had grand mal seizures till the age of 5 when he was diagnosed with absence seizures. He battled absence seizures till the age of 10 and since the age of 10, he has been seizure free.
The seizure condition created many obstacles in daily life and academically. His perseverance and determination while undergoing physical, occupational, and speech therapy has helped him tremendously in life and in school. He is disciplined and determined and will not let any obstacle get in his way. He is Graduating from high school June 1 on the Permanent Honor Roll (90 average for his entire high school career).
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The story of C.J. Harris being barred from playing college football because of his medical prescription to fight epilepsy has caught the attention of lawmakers and organizations across the country.
The safety out of Warner Robins, Georgia was invited as a preferred walk-on at Auburn but was told recently he could not fulfill his dream of playing college football because the NCAA does not allow players with the chemical THC in their system. Harris is prescribed cannabis oil, which has allowed him to live a seizure-free life since January 20, 2017.
The Epilepsy Foundation weighed in Friday, urging the NCAA to reconsider their rules barring players such as Harris from playing on the collegiate level.
"We urge the NCAA to review their existing guidelines on THC and explore possible exceptions to allow players under medical treatment, like C.J., the ability to fulfill their dreams of playing college football," said Phil Gattone, the foundation's president and CEO. "We hope the NCAA would reconsider their decision and assess C.J. on his character and talent as a football player."
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Vegan, Gluten free, Paleo
∙ Makes 6-7 cups
Produce
10 oz 2 cup fresh pineapple chunks, fresh
1/2 Avocado, ripe pitted and peeled
2 cups Baby spinach or kale
2 Bananas, ripe
1 Orange, medium
Liquids
2 cups Coconut water
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