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His epilepsy was diagnosed when he was aged 57 and is successfully controlled with medication. [34] [35] Dave Longaberger: 1934–1999 A businessman and founder of The Longaberger Company, makers of handcrafted maple wood baskets and accessories. He overcame epilepsy and a stutter, eventually graduating from high school aged 21. [36] Joe Doyle ...
Marieke Vervoort (10 May 1979 – 22 October 2019) was a Belgian Paralympic athlete with reflex sympathetic dystrophy. She won several medals at the Paralympics, and she received worldwide attention in 2016 when she revealed that she was considering euthanasia .
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[70] [71] Throughout his ordeal with epilepsy, he credits his faith for helping him get through it. [36] He is also active with Christian ministries such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Athletes in Action. [72] [73] Cody Zeller credited Jones for helping him transition to the NBA as a spiritual mentor to him. [18]
He is a Patron for Macular Society [40] and an ambassador for Epilepsy Action. He also sits on the athlete panels for England Athletics and UK Athletics athlete commission. [41] In late 2023, Shaw signed his first professional contract with Puma (brand). He is currently an active Puma (brand) ambassador and athlete.
People with epilepsy, a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:Deaths from epilepsy The contents of that subcategory can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
Doyle took up little athletics at the age of nine. [2] Doyle has competed at national and international Special Olympics events. She is classified as a T38 athlete. At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, she finished 9th in the Women's Long Jump F20 prior to epilepsy surgery.
Margaret McIntosh ('Maggie') McEleny MBE (born 1965), also known as "Mad Maggie" for her unshakable desire to compete is a Scottish swimmer.She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while.