Articles tagged with 'epilepsy awareness' | Checkup Newsroom

By Charlotte SettleCooper Jeffcoat was a 15-year-old sophomore in high school when his life changed forever. He had a passion for skateboarding and dreams of joining the military or attending the police academy after graduation. “All of a sudden, it ...

Cook Children's is hosting a short film screening and virtual discussion on Nov. 8 at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth to raise awareness for Epilepsy Awareness Month. Join us for “Under the Lights,” an inspiring story about a teen with epilepsy, ...

Sunday, March 26, 2023 is Epilepsy Awareness Day to spotlight this neurological condition that affects nearly 50 million people worldwide. People are encouraged to wear purple. By Ashley AntleThere was a time when constant seizures plagued 4-year-old...

Cook Children’s patients, families and staff came together on Wednesday, Nov. 1, to kick off Epilepsy Awareness Month on the lawn in front of the medical center. But it was one of the people who could not be at the event that was the cause for cel...

Bonita Ocampo stood on her grandmother’s porch and performed for her cousins. Her guaranteed laugh was her impersonation of Pee-wee Herman. After all, nothing was funnier than Pee-wee in the 1980s.  Then her diagnosis of epilepsy at 7 years old ch...