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Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) Launches Podcast, Seizing Life

January 30, 2019

Finding a carefree moment as a parent to a six-year-old and a three-year-old child can feel like a challenge. When your child is diagnosed with epilepsy, those crucial, carefree moments in a marriage come with additional stress and worry.

On the new CURE podcast, Seizing Life, this is one of the topics host Kelly Cervantes discusses with her husband, HAMILTON Chicago star Miguel Cervantes; the rare carefree moments, obstacles and triumphs in their marriage while supporting their daughter who has epilepsy.

Kelly and Miguel Cervantes’ daughter Adelaide had her first seizure when she was just 7-months old. Now fierce advocates for finding a cure, the Cervantes have learned how to adjust to life with Adelaide’s condition while discovering their partner’s strengths and weaknesses along the way.

“Parents are in such a different mental place when it’s not about just regular life things and it becomes about the health and livelihood of your child,” says Miguel Cervantes in an inaugural episode. “Even in our carefree moments, in the back of our minds, we have this baby who is clearly sick and that doesn’t go away.”

Kelly Cervantes, CURE board member will host the weekly podcast, delivering interviews with her husband, best-selling author Kurt Eichenwald, patients, parents, medical professionals and others in the epilepsy community bringing the critical need for epilepsy research to the forefront while teaching empathy and inspiring hope.

“We believe it is vital to share the impact epilepsy has on families,” says Kelly Cervantes, “and to share resources and insights from clinicians, researchers and advocates as we seek a cure for epilepsy.”
You can find the first three episodes of the Seizing Life podcast at www.SeizingLife.org:

For additional episodes of Seizing Life, subscribe here. You can watch the weekly episodes on video at the Seizing Life YouTube channel.

You can also find Seizing Life on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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ABOUT CURE

The mission of Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) is to find a cure for epilepsy, by promoting and funding patient-focused research. Since its inception in 1998, CURE has raised
over $60 million to advance its goal of no seizures and no side effects. To date, CURE has awarded more than 220 cutting-edge research projects in 15 countries around the world. CURE
is the leading nongovernmental agency fully committed to funding research in epilepsy.

For information about CURE, please visit our website at www.cureepilepsy.org or contact us at info@CUREepilepsy.org.

ABOUT SEIZING LIFE

Seizing Life, a weekly CURE podcast hosted by CURE Board Member Kelly Cervantes, brings you inspirational and helpful stories from those impacted by epilepsy. Kelly interviews patients,
advocates, caregivers, and medical professionals to bring the critical need for epilepsy research to the forefront, while teaching empathy and inspiring hope.

For more information about Seizing Life, please visit our website at www.SeizingLife.org.