Category Archives: Brandy’s Personal Posts

As I sit and reflect on things that I have heard from parents and the things happening in society I am reminded of what my role is as an ADVOCATE. When I look up the word Advocate in the dictionary the meaning is: a person who argues for or supports a cause or policy We […]

As Mother’s Day is here, I have thought about what Mother’s Day means to me personally. For me at times, it has been hard to juggle three little children especially having one child with autism. I have always felt as though I was stealing time from the younger children while trying to give Samuel every […]

When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful. ~Malala Yousafzai In this world we don’t always see the reason why things happen. I often find myself thinking why has this happened or how could this happen? I have found that as I sit here pondering these questions my blood begins to boil […]

Fall has set in and winter is approaching quickly…. I have not written in quite some time. I have been asked, “When are you going to write again? I am waiting to see your next update.” I have sat and pondered on what to write about. November is Epilepsy Awareness Month and there are so […]

We have EXCITING news to announce…. We were featured in The Wall Street Journal this week. Dr. David Loring’s PCORI Funded project, COPE, that follows children that are newly diagnosed with epilepsy was highlighted. This is so important to bring awareness to Patient Centered Research. Make sure you read the article and watch our live […]

Today is a beautiful Fall day here in Nashville. As, the leaves are beginning to change and my windows are open so that I can feel the beautiful Fall winds start to blow. I am pondering what will change for epilepsy just as the season is changing. As I sit here and think about how […]

[dropcap style=”dropcap3″]T[/dropcap]he past few months have been so busy. School has started for the children and my husband is back to work nonstop as the Headmaster at the school where Samuel attends. Fall is rapidly approaching and I have been busy with many things for the organization. One of my friends just had a precious […]

This week was the start of school for my three young children. The “rat race” has begun here in Tennessee, like so many other places across the country. As we gathered school supplies and clothes for the children, I began to think about the word EDUCATION. I decided to Google “education” just to see what […]

“Amor Vincit Omnia” in latin means Love Conquers All….. In my life, love has conquered all. On July 6, 2014 I married the love of my life. Our love story is one of trials, triumphs and heartaches. Rob and I met several years ago by chance when I went to visit a school for children […]

As we approach Mother’s Day this Sunday, I have been pondering what I should write for this blog post. In fact, I have rewritten this post several times only to tell myself that I needed to scrap what I had written and start again…… Being a mother is not easy. I became a mother 10 […]