Seizing Life

On this episode of Seizing Life, we talk with Dr. Kelly Knupp about the development process of a clinical trial from the IND application, through human clinical studies and the FDA approval process.

Today, in the first of a 4-part series exploring the drug development process and clinical trial participation, we speak with Dr. James Cloyd, the Lawrence C. Weaver Endowed Chair in Orphan Drug Development, and Director of the Center for Orphan Drug Research at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy.

Today on Seizing Life, we speak with Mike Coburn, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Research!America, an organization that advocates for science, discovery and innovation to achieve better health for all.

As Veterans Day nears, we speak with former U.S. Army Captain Patrick Horan and his wife Patty on this week’s episode of Seizing Life. The Horans describe the circumstances around Pat’s near-fatal injury, the amazing efforts of soldiers and medical personnel to save Pat’s life, the sudden, shocking onset of epilepsy months into Pat’s recovery process, and the long battle they have waged against PTE.

On this episode of Seizing Life, Libby Boyce and Jessica Brandes, two mothers who each lost a son to SUDEP, discuss how they hope to transform tragedy and grief into action and change.

This week on Seizing Life, we present a never-before-seen episode with Kelly and Miguel Cervantes that was recorded in November 2018.  At the time of the recording, Kelly and Miguel were in the midst of provding care and desparately searching for answers for their 3-year-old daughter Adelaide who was suffering from an undiagnosed condition resulting in seizures and multiple physical and cognitive challenges.

Kelly and Miguel Cervantes discuss coping with the impacts and challenges of parenting a child with special needs in a never-seen episode recorded in November 2018.

On this episode of Seizing Life, we’ve compiled insights from patients and doctors alike to explore and demystify brain surgery for epilepsy.

Main Street is an organization dedicated to building a holistic model of supportive and stable housing for people with disabilities. Founders Jillian and Scott Copeland‘s son Nicholas has epilepsy and lives with special needs. Today on Seizing Life, Jillian and Scott discuss the how their vision creates a community of belonging and how it may serve as a model for others to follow.