This little body held a secret. Eight days after this picture was taken, on February 16th, 2014, this little boy would have his first seizure on a chilly Sunday afternoon while on a walk in his stroller with mom and dad. Over the next 10 months we watched him seize, turn blue, take medication, […]
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In a world where social media is omnipresent, an organization and company’s need to create social media brand ambassadors within the platforms is becoming more and more apparent. In a global poll, Statista.com looked at social media users and where they get most of their news information. A whopping 48% of people in the United
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We are so excited to announce the cohort of Family Network Ambassadors for the 2024-2025 term! These volunteers are all parents of children and adults with Dravet syndrome. Because of that they all possess the ability to truly empathize and understand the journey as a family living with, battling, and working through life with Dravet
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Last week’s blog post was a brief overview about how the Family Network Ambassadors and the Brand Ambassadors function within our organization to help further the mission of DSF. But let’s dive deeper… The mission of DSF is what drives us as a foundation and a community. We continually look for ways to deepen this
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When you are going through something hard it’s always good to know that there are people “in the same boat” as you are. And while I appreciate the sentiment I’m not sure that it is the best way to talk about the community that we have as families living with Dravet syndrome. I think that
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Aleksi Ilmonen (Northeast region) Aleksi Ilmonen is originally from Finland, then lived in Sweden and now resides in Basking Ridge, New Jersey with his wife Xian and two sons Emil, 5 and Erik, 8 who has Dravet’s syndrome. Aleksi has a masters degree in marketing and worked as an Strategic Planner in advertising agencies for
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Amy Lopez – MA Amy lives in northeast Massachusetts with her husband Lenny and their two children Becca and Isaias. In 2012 Isaias was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome at 16 months old. Amy quickly became involved in the DSF Facebook group where she found support and lifelong friendships. Amy and her family have hosted and
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