Epilepsy: Applying for DLA (again!)
OK, today I am mentioning the problems of a constituent, who also happens to be my daughter, has had with the Disability Living Allowance (DLA). It seems unfair if, just because of our relationship, I...
View ArticleEpilepsy – the Biter Bit!
Ok, now here is Irony. It was only last Tuesday I was updating the Epilepsy in Suffolk page of this blog. I was waxing indignant about all those movers and shakers out there who can’t bring themselves...
View ArticleTake ACTION for epilepsy
Today is the first day of the Epilepsy Action ACTION campaign. First aid for seizures is easy and yet 9 out of 10 people in the uk wouldn’t know what to do if they saw someone having a seizure....
View ArticleNegligence, amnesia and epilepsy: remembering Labour’s NHS truthfully
Lets start by saying I love, respect and am deeply grateful to the NHS. I’ve watched one partner progress from medical student to senior consultant, other friends journey to many different medical...
View ArticleEpilepsy and DLA: the application
Many people end up at this blog having concerns about Epilepsy and DLA. The underlying problem is that many people (medical professionals included) have little or no understanding of how many...
View ArticleSeizing Cinderella: Raising the Curtain on Epilepsy
I’ve made a lot of fuss on these pages about the stigmatisation of epilepsy. Many people have it (1 in 30 will have a seizure at some time). You can develop it at any time in your life for a variety...
View ArticleConcessionary bus passes – no debate necessary?
Once again SCC Conservatives misuse Suffolk’s Cabinet system to stifle democracy. This time, by forcing through an unpopular and unreasonable decision on concessionary bus fares for the disabled and...
View ArticleEpilepsy: Education, Employment – and Discrimination
To celebrate having been shortlisted for a Young Epilepsy Gold Champions award, I’m taking the opportunity to post a shortened form of the lecture I gave to a Suffolk Youth, Disability and Employment...
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Epilepsy debate: House of Commons 26 Feb 2015 – 2pm
Caroline Page, County Councillor for Woodbridge. Suffolk Update 26-02-15: Well, who gave a damn? I attended the epilepsy debate in the Commons on Thursday, taking time off from a very busy working...
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National Epilepsy Week – write to our MP, tell her what it’s like!
People with epilepsy are quite as capable as anybody else! Its National Epilepsy Week this week. There are thousands of people with epilepsy in Suffolk (I am one) and the effects of this condition are...
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Speak Up for Epilepsy – end avoidable deaths
Just having epilepsy takes as much as ten years off your life. People with epilepsy die young or younger – and 4 out of 10 deaths are avoidable. That’s the heartbreaking thing! Epilepsy is all around...
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