The Pregnancy to Parenting Show with Elizabeth Joy

EP 245: Infantile Spasms Awareness Week and Epilepsy Awareness with Kelly Cervantes

12.05.2022 - By Elizabeth Joy PrestaPlay

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Each year on December 1-7, a coalition of organizations (including CURE Epilepsy) recognize Infantile Spasms Awareness Week, a critical opportunity to raise awareness and educate the public about infantile spasms.  Kelly Cervantes is on this episode sharing a mother's journey through epilepsy.  Kelly has a deeply touching personal story to share after loosing her daughter, Adelaide to infantile spasms.  Since this life altering moment, Kelly has dedicated her time to helping other parents navigate having a child with Epilepsy as well as bringing more research, awareness and support.  Together with Cure Epilespy, they can not emphasize enough the importance to bring awareness to the incurable disease that impacts 1 out of 26 people at some point during their lifetime. https://www.cureepilepsy.org/ https://www.instagram.com/kellygc411/?hl=en https://www.kellycervantes.com/blog Connect with Elizabeth: https://www.instagram.com/esandoz/?hl=en https://miraculousmamas.com/blog  

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