In This Issue

Caring for the Caregiver:
>> YOU!

Caring for yourself is one of the most overlooked elements of being a caregiver. Find out how to make time for yourself.

A Signature Struggle

Laurie Kelly of Lynchburg, Va., needed her congressman's support for the Americans with Disabilities Act, but he wasn't buying. She decided to craft a petition to change his mind.

By Joe LaMountain

In My Own Words

"The bottom line is, if Shelby never gets any better, my life is so much richer because she's in it. I know a lot of others who would say the same thing." — A Dad's Perspective.

By Chuck Sparks

A Salute to Tony Coelho

Former congressman and immediate past chair of the Epilepsy Foundation's Board of Directors, Tony Coelho, blazed an often difficult trail to become a political leader and champion of people with disabilities.

Book Review

Electricity, by Ray Robinson, is a wonderful story, told with exciting language and feeling. The novel is a deep, complex and thoughtful literary work about epilepsy.

By Therese Szymanski