One sonâs story: Getting to know my father thanks to advances in epilepsy medication
Steve Coldwell and his father, Stephen, in 1974
When I think of my fatherâs epilepsy, I always go back to a seizure he had during one of my Boy Scout camping trips. It wasnât the first time I saw my dad have an epileptic seizure, but it was the first time I was the only member of our family around to deal with it. We were playing softball and he was at bat. After a pitch or two went past him, he simply let the bat fall to the ground and sat down on home plate. I immediately knew he was having a seizure, so I helped him up, walked him off the field and talked to him until he came back around. When my mother heard about it later, she was upset, asking why I hadnât called her after it happened. I told her there was no point. It wasnât like I had never seen my father have a seizure; t...
USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium
Three prominent speakers have been added to the slate of experts - which includes military medical leaders - for the USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium: Advancing Public-Private Partnerships, on September 23, 2010, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event is a premier opportunity for representatives of the public and private sectors to come together to discuss medical partnerships to benefit our nation's wounded warriors and their families... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
