Seizing Life

The decision to explore brain surgery for epilepsy is both medical and personal. Discover how Howard Zwirn made this difficult decision and gained 15 years of freedom from seizures.

Cannabidiol (CBD) and epilepsy made headlines, but what do patients and parents need to know about using CBD as a treatment option?

Hundreds of genes are associated with epilepsy, but what causes the variations in those genes which lead to this condition? And how do you know if you or your child are a candidate for genetic testing? Learn the answers to your epilepsy genetics questions in this episode of Seizing Life, produced by CURE. We speak with Dr. John Millichap, Pediatric Epileptologist at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Childre...

CURE Chair Elect Stacey Pigott and CURE Champion Shalee Cunneen discuss individualized education programs (IEPs) on this episode of Seizing Life.

CURE Founder Susan Axelrod discusses her daughter Lauren’s fight against epilepsy and how it inspired her mission to find a cure in this episode of Seizing Life.

In A Mind Unraveled, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Kurt Eichenwald tells his gripping and inspirational story about living with intractable epilepsy and the discrimination he faced over the years due to his epilepsy. His life-and-death struggle with his health and difficulty finding a medical professional willing to help him paints an astounding portrait, emphasizing why spreadi...

In this episode, The Nora Project co-founder and executive director, Lauren Schrero discusses how to teach students to be compassionately curious about differences.

In this episode, Kelly sits down with her husband, star of Chicago’s HAMILTON Miguel Cervantes, to discuss how caring for their daughter Adelaide (who has epilepsy) has impacted their relationship.

Welcome to Seizing Life, a CURE podcast. Host and CURE Board Member Kelly Cervantes brings you inspirational and helpful stories about epilepsy, how it impacts lives, and the search for a cure.