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Now accepting volunteers - go to volunteer openings to apply
EOC is a non-profit charitable organization formed in 1987 that strives to raise awareness and education about epilepsy in Ottawa and the surrounding communities. Our objective is to provide information, support and social contact for those living with epilepsy in the region.
The services of EOC are available to anyone with epilepsy & to anyone concerned with epilepsy issues. In the Ottawa and surrounding areas served by EOC, about 15,500 people have epilepsy. In addition, over 3,500 people in our service area have intractable seizures that cannot be treated successfully by anti-seizure medications or surgery.
Our organization is funded by donations, sponsorships, grants & fundraising events.
We do not charge for any of our services but donations are always greatly appreciated.
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On March 26th EOC was invited to help celebrate Epilepsy Awareness Day at Parliament Hill with Purple Day founder Cassidy Megan & hosted by MP Geoff Regan.
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Upcoming Events & Programs
- Parent Peer Group (for parents whose child living with epilepsy is under the age of 18) Starting Thursday May 9 at 7:30pm at the Ravines Library Room - 626 Prado Private Ottawa K2E 0B3. The program will run over the course of 8 weeks, every Thursday, from 7:30pm to 8:30pm until June 27. At the end of each session additional time will be provided to give parents the chance to connect one on one with each other. If you are interested in registering or have questions please send an email to info@epilepsyottawa.ca. No worries if you are late registering for each week covers a different topic. You are welcome to join the group at any time.
- Weekly Session Outline
- Let's talk about epilepsy
- I'm not alone - leaving my child
- My child has epilepsy - epilepsy does not have them
- Is everyone feeling stressed
- Caring for the caregiver
- Building a support network
- Friends can save lives
- Topic of choice
- Public Information Meeting will be held in June. Please keep checking our website & facebook page for more details.
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Your Thoughts & Feedback - Please Send Us a Line
EOC's Future Peer to Peer Groups
We are looking at redesigning our existing, in addition to creating other more specialized, peer to peer groups in the near future (as we have recently done with our parent peer group). This will help provide better support to a wider range of people living with epilepsy and their families. If you are interested in being a part of a peer to peer group please send us an email along with your thoughts and suggestions (i.e. the areas of concern you would be looking for). We will be forthcoming with the details once we have an idea of the level of interest. Thank you for your time and patience.
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Epilepsy Ottawa-Carleton is a registered charity:
Charitable Number:
BN 14075 5869 RR0001.
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