Epilepsy Canada

Epilepsy Canada Epilepsy Canada is a non-profit organization whose mission is raise monies for epilepsy research with an objective of finding a cure.

Through this effort we hope to enhance the quality of life for persons affected by epilepsy. Funding Research I Fueling Hope

"If I had a message to potential donors: the money you're giving us goes to research. It goes to funding a cure." — Mich...
06/16/2026

"If I had a message to potential donors: the money you're giving us goes to research. It goes to funding a cure." — Michael Macdonald

Every dollar moves a lab forward. Every lab moves us closer to the day epilepsy is something we beat, not just manage.

That's where your support goes... straight into Canadian research with a real chance to change lives.

💜 Donate now and learn more at epilepsy.ca/donateonline

What if an existing therapy could help treat a rare form of epilepsy?That's what Dr. David Dyment and his team are explo...
06/15/2026

What if an existing therapy could help treat a rare form of epilepsy?

That's what Dr. David Dyment and his team are exploring through Epilepsy Canada-funded research focused on SMA-PME.

📄 Read the research summary: https://tinyurl.com/d5cjw488

What is genome sequencing — and why does it matter for epilepsy?In plain English: it's a single test that screens for mo...
06/12/2026

What is genome sequencing — and why does it matter for epilepsy?

In plain English: it's a single test that screens for more than 1,000 known genetic causes of epilepsy at once. Before, doctors would run one test at a time and wait weeks between each. Now, families can get a genetic answer in weeks instead of months or years.

Through the GeneSTEPS study at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), supported in part by Epilepsy Canada, 40-50% of children with initially unexplained seizures now receive a genetic diagnosis.

This is what your donations fund. This is what the future of epilepsy care looks like.

💜 Donate now and learn more at epilepsy.ca/donateonline

Source: GeneSTEPS study, The Hospital for Sick Children (sickkids.ca).

Things only people with epilepsy understand. 💜The mental math nobody else sees. 📝 The quiet checklists. The way "How are...
06/09/2026

Things only people with epilepsy understand. 💜

The mental math nobody else sees.
📝 The quiet checklists.
The way "How are you?" hits a little different.

If any of these landed for you... you're not alone. Tag someone who just gets it.

💜 Donate now and learn more at epilepsy.ca/donateonline

What does an aura feel like?Most people who don't live with epilepsy have never heard what comes right before a seizure....
06/04/2026

What does an aura feel like?

Most people who don't live with epilepsy have never heard what comes right before a seizure. For those who do experience them, it's seconds or minutes of warning, and it's deeply personal.

In this carousel: a few of the descriptions our community has shared.

A metallic taste. Time slowing. A sound only you can hear. A wave of déjà vu. A smell that isn't there.

If someone in your life tells you they feel an aura coming on, listen. Stay close. 💜

It's also why research matters. The more we learn about epilepsy, the more we can improve outcomes for people living with it.

Share your own description in the comments. Your words might help someone feel less alone.

💜 Donate now and learn more at epilepsy.ca/donateonline

You don't need a lab.You don't need experience.You just need an idea. 💜The Rising Nova Award is open to secondary studen...
06/03/2026

You don't need a lab.
You don't need experience.
You just need an idea. 💜

The Rising Nova Award is open to secondary students across Canada with one question worth asking about epilepsy.

500-word application.
$500 award certificate for the recipient.
Applications close June 30, 2026.

Know a student who has an idea? Tag them or share this post. The next breakthrough could start with them.

💜 Learn more at www.epilepsy.ca/risingnovaaward

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month.For many Canadians, a single brain injury can change everything. For up to 20% of a...
06/01/2026

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month.

For many Canadians, a single brain injury can change everything. For up to 20% of adults living with acquired epilepsy, that change includes the development of seizures, sometimes weeks, months, or even years after the injury itself.

It is called post-traumatic epilepsy. And it is one of the strongest reminders that brain injury and epilepsy are two communities deeply connected by the same biology, the same research, and the same need for better answers.

This month, we stand alongside Brain Injury Canada and every Canadian living with the long-term impact of a brain injury.

When research moves forward for one community, it moves forward for both.

💜 Learn more at epilepsy.ca

If you could go back to the day you were diagnosed with epilepsy, what would you tell yourself?We asked our Faces of Epi...
05/30/2026

If you could go back to the day you were diagnosed with epilepsy, what would you tell yourself?

We asked our Faces of Epilepsy community. The answers were honest, hard-won, and full of the kind of wisdom that only lived experience can offer.

In this carousel, three voices from our community share what they wish someone had told them on diagnosis day.

To anyone newly diagnosed reading this: you are not walking through this alone.

Drop your own message to your past self in the comments. 💜

💜 Donate now and learn more at epilepsy.ca/donateonline

"Nobody should be going through this alone." 💜Cassie's words echo what so many people living with epilepsy share with us...
05/27/2026

"Nobody should be going through this alone." 💜

Cassie's words echo what so many people living with epilepsy share with us. The condition can feel isolating, but our community exists to remind every Canadian living with epilepsy that they are not alone.

Reach out. Connect. Share your story.

💜 Donate now and learn more at epilepsy.ca/donateonline

💜 Funding epilepsy research opens doors to every neurological condition. Your donation goes further than you think.Donat...
05/26/2026

💜 Funding epilepsy research opens doors to every neurological condition. Your donation goes further than you think.

Donate now on our website: https://www.epilepsy.ca/donateonline

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