Jaqueline felt powerless in that moment, just like so many others do when confronted with seizures, and has since dedicated her life to understanding this disease.
2017 EDUCATION ENRICHMENT FUND SCHOLAR
Ask Jaqueline about her most vivid memory, and she will tell you that it is of her younger sister, Hana, experiencing the terror of an epileptic seizure. Jaqueline felt powerless in that moment, just like so many others do when confronted with seizures, and has since dedicated her life to understanding this disease. The EEF Scholarship will allow her to pursue a degree in Neuroscience and give her the tools to work toward curing epilepsy forever—for everyone.
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