Epilepsy

Vernon Youth Named National Epilepsy Spokesperson

Published in Lab Business Week, March 30th, 2008

Kelsey Dollar of Vernon, Ala., will travel to Washington, D.C., this April 1 to meet with congressional leaders and gain their support for restoration of the Americans with Disabilities Act, support for epilepsy public health programs and more research toward a cure for epilepsy.

Dollar, 13, is one of 50 young people with epilepsy participating in Kids Speak Up!, a national program coordinated by the Epilepsy Foundation with support from Abbott. The program rallies young ambassadors with epilepsy between the ages of 7 and 16 to advocate for the more than 3 million Americans living with the condition.

"Kelsey was selected to participate in Kids Speak...

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Source: Lab Business Week (2008-03-30)

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