Epilepsy Foundation

After receiving a BA, she turned full-time to seeking acting work, first in radio, then in films, and on stage, and also on television.

She was a longtime supporter of the Motion Picture and Television Fund and The Epilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles, an early proponent of making a car cell phone free, she created and distributed her own bumper sticker called Get Off the Phone or Get Off the Road.

Her husband, TV director Jeffrey Hayden, died in 2016.

Her survivors include her two children, Daryl and Lorette, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Before we ge- dive in, though, I wanna give huge shout-outs to our sponsors, Neurelis, SK Life Science, and Patti.

Also, thank you to our community partners, Epilepsy Foundation of America, the Danny Did Foundation, and Epilepsy Alliance America.

All right, y'all, here we go.

[upbeat music] Well, hi, Ashlyn.

And thank you for bringing that up.

I, I think it's a valid question.

So the way I'll answer that is we actually have been in touch with the National Epilepsy Foundation.

They're aware that this is a new device, that FT- FDA has cleared.

Yeah

... my husband became president of the Epilepsy Foundation so fast.

Like, we joined and then, like, next thing I know he's on the board.

Next thing I know he's, like, um, like, the president.

[laughs]

... is a, um, raising money.

If somebody heard this, they'd wanna give money to the Epilepsy Foundation.

[laughs] I hope so.

And it was another charity event, actually, that we were asked to be a part of.

And we were tasked with writing the life story of an extraordinary young woman named Tegan, and she volunteers for Epilepsy Foundation.

So we're going to try to get her song recorded and out on streaming services, plus some other new ones we've been working on.

Yeah.

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CURE is doing fantastic work on SUDEP.

Epilepsy Foundation of America is just an overall wonderful group to partner with.

And we have two programs that are coming to mind right now.

One is the accelerator program for these device companies, really taking them from where they're at and getting them to the next level.

And that's where...

When my provider referred me to the Epilepsy Foundation, that's sort of where I found a lot of my community is connecting with individuals who had shared experiences and meeting individuals like you and doing the Research Ambassador Program, learning more and volunteering.

Right.

You know, I hear that a lot, that it's one thing to have your family and close friends try to understand, and they do, and they really try.

But when you meet people that also experience seizures or caregivers of people that experience seizures and then go into groups like the Research Ambassador Program or the Epilepsy Foundations in different communities, then you meet your tribe.

You really meet people that get it because they get it.

Like you said before, they don't get it till they get it.

So...

Before we dive in, I wanna give huge shout-outs to the folks who believe in this podcast and making conversations like this possible.

Thank you to sponsors Neurelis and SK Life Science, as well as community partners Epilepsy Foundation of America, the Danny Did Foundation, and Epilepsy Alliance America.

All right, y'all, here we go.

I am here with Matt Suchan.

... um, Ep- um, Epilepsy, American Epilepsy Society-

Alliance

... and Epilepsy Foundation of America, and I'm probably forgetting someone else, and I'm really sorry about that.

That's just my memory.