2005 Kids Speak Up! Participant Biography

Christopher Shore

Age:12
Grade: 7
Concord, North Carolina

Christopher is a first class Boy Scout aspiring to achieve his Eagle rank. He participates in various community activities, focusing on emergency preparedness for seizures. Christopher believes all people should know how to perform epilepsy first aid care.

Christopher and his family were struggled for years to find out why he had seizures. After countless discussions with experts, practitioners, neurologists and nurses, Christopher's mom realized that they might not find the answer in his particular case, but that the family could help others.

Christopher is participating in Kids Speak Up! to advocate for legislation to support federally-funded epilepsy research programs. He believes research is the key to finding a cure.

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