Our “Food From The Heart” cookbook is a collaborative work created by Online Stores administration, managers and employees. All proceeds from this cookbook will support the Epilepsy Foundation in its noble cause. This cookbook is a great gift, containing 33 pages of appetizers, side dishes, main courses and desserts. It includes everything from unique recipes like pizza soup to classic casseroles, ethnic dishes, party favorites and much more. For only five dollars you get dozens of recipes, and every dollar of your purchase goes to a great cause.
Epilepsy became a very personal issue to Online Stores, Inc. in 2006 when the owners, Lisa and Kevin Hickey, began to see symptoms in their beautiful newborn baby boy, Tyrone. Tyrone was soon experiencing 5 to 10 seizures a day, and doctors were unable to find the cause. Doctors tried several anti-seizure medications, but Tyrone’s seizures persisted. At his peak he was having 30 to 40 seizures a day. The Kenogenic diet has dramatically decreased the number of seizures Tyrone has each day, and he is doing much better.
“Our hope is that one day through research we can find better treatments and possibly a cure so no one has to endure what our little Tyrone must.” -Lisa Hickey
The Epilepsy Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable agency devoted to improving the lives of epileptics nationwide through public education and research. The organization promotes research to prevent, treat and cure epilepsy. It also works to change the way society perceives epileptics and to support individuals and families affected by epilepsy. Established in 1967 the Epilepsy Foundation now has more than 53 affiliates throughout the United States.
Epilepsy is a seizure disorder affecting three million people of all ages across the country. Each year approximately 200,000 people are diagnosed with Epilepsy, and three percent of the American population will develop epilepsy by age 75. A person who experiences two or more seizures is considered epileptic. Seizures are caused by sudden, powerful surges of electrical activity in the brain. These brief disruptions of the brain’s normal electrical activity can cause convulsions, altered (or loss of) consciousness and other neurological and behavioral symptoms.
Treatments for epilepsy include seizure-preventing medications, surgery, the Kenogenic diet and Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), which involves implanting a device in the body that sends bursts of energy from the vagus nerve into the brain. Medication is the most common treatment, but all the treatments have shown positive results in many patients. About 70 percent epileptics treated with medication will enter remission, going five years or more without seizures.
With your support the Epilepsy Foundation can continue to help epileptics and their families across the United States.
More information on the Epilepsy Foundation.
