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

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

💜 Most people think epilepsy is rare. It isn't.1 in 100 Canadians. Over 50 million people worldwide. Help us change what...
05/24/2026

💜 Most people think epilepsy is rare. It isn't.

1 in 100 Canadians. Over 50 million people worldwide. Help us change what people understand about it.

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

05/23/2026

Meet Dr. Gregory Costain, medical geneticist and physician scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

Dr. Costain co-leads Gene Steps, an international study using rapid genome sequencing to identify the genetic causes of epilepsy in children. Almost 500 families across four countries have enrolled so far, and the study is delivering genetic diagnoses in weeks instead of months or years.

Thanks in part to early seed funding from Epilepsy Canada, work like this is giving families answers that used to take far too long to receive.

Learn more about the research that we fund on our website: https://www.epilepsy.ca/research-we-fund 💜

05/22/2026

🥞 Pancakes for Purpose 2026 💜

Last month, Lauren, one of the Directors on our Board hosted the third annual Pancakes for Purpose. Friends, family, neighbours, and local businesses came together to flip pancakes, run raffles, and raise funds for epilepsy research across Canada.

Our sincere thanks to everyone who showed up and contributed.

Considering hosting something in your own community? Visit our website to learn more: www.epilepsy.ca/host-an-event

Look around your next subway car. Your gym. Your office.Statistically, at least one of those 100 people is living with e...
05/21/2026

Look around your next subway car. Your gym. Your office.

Statistically, at least one of those 100 people is living with epilepsy, and you would probably never know.

Epilepsy is invisible most of the time. Most people manage their condition quietly, every single day. They show up to work, take their kids to school, run their businesses, and carry on with their lives. The seizures most people picture are only a fraction of what epilepsy actually looks like.

360,000 to 400,000 Canadians live with epilepsy. That's your neighbours. Your coworkers. Your community.

Every donation moves us closer to a future where no Canadian has to navigate epilepsy alone. Support the research that changes lives.

💜Learn more and donate now on our website: www.epilepsy.ca

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