Advocacy on Issues Affecting People with Epilepsy

Mr. Griffin Goes To Washington

Georgia has a young, rising political star, and his name is Griffin Leadbetter. Griffin served as the Georgia delegate to the recent Kids Speak Up advocacy conference in Washington, DC. In this important role he met with many of Georgia’s most influential legislators to discuss the importance of funding epilepsy research through both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes for Health (NIH).

He also appealed for support of Access to Care, a program designed to bring better healthcare to rural areas.

Among the leaders Griffin personally met with were Congressman John Lewis, Congressman Phil Gingrey, MD and Senator Saxby Chambliss. He also met with the health issues liaisons for several other members of the Georgia legislative delegation.

After finishing his trip to Capitol Hill, Griffin joined his pal, Atlanta Falcons running back Jason Snelling, to lead one of the top teams in the National Epilepsy Walk. Team Snelling/ Leadbetter raised more than $15,000 for the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia.

He will soon return to classes at Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, to share what should be a very interesting “What I Did on My Spring Break” discussion with his classmates. Griffin is the son of Grant and Bonnie Leadbetter of Atlanta.

Just What The Doctor Ordered

The Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia (EFGA) continues to look out for the well being of its' patients on the issue of medication switching. This is extremely important as often times a generic version of an epilepsy drug may not have the same efficacy in controlling seizures as a brand drug. More >>>

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New Information For Service Members

The Epilepsy Foundation has developed a new brochure for members of the armed services who have suffered Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), which can lead to Post-Traumatic Epilepsy (PTE) Personnel with head wounds have a higher incidence of PTE.

The new brochure describes the different types of epilepsy, the diagnostic techniques utilized by physicians and seizure first aid.

Additional information covers the military's Tricare healthcare program and the Disability Evaluation System (DES) process used by the armed services. It also discusses the various compensation programs offered by the government. A resource list of centers offering programs to service members with TBI/PTE is included.

To request the Traumatic Brain Injury and Epilepsy brochure, contact the EFGA office or email lloyd@epilepsyga.org.