Adult Support Groups

A monthly social support group for adults, 18 years and up, to connect, share and resource with one another. This group is an opportunity, for the many individuals living with epilepsy across York Region, to connect virtually by meeting others you may have a lot in common with, share personal interests or experiences and even make lasting connections. This is a chance for those living with epilepsy to self-advocate, share your voice, create awareness, de-stigmatize, educate and be part of an alliance that is directly supporting a part of who you are as an individual. 

EYR welcomes all individuals living with epilepsy, whether new to the diagnosis, experienced throughout your life, un/controlled, seizure free for a duration or anywhere along your journey with epilepsy. The group will be a blend of personal sharing and focused events, topics or discussions with a monthly sign-up opportunity. 

EYR adult groups will be held virtually through zoom for the time being, held on weekday evenings and run for an hour each meeting. Each month there will be a reminder email sent out for the group, a week in advance, where if you plan to attend, you simply reply to that email to confirm your attendance in the upcoming group session. RSVP’s must be made by the day before the session date by end of day to receive group and log-in details on the morning of the group date. Adult groups will be able to accommodate up to 10 attendees per session, so rsvp quickly before we fill up!

MEETING DATES

Wednesday, September 15th, 2021

Wednesday, October 13th, 2021

Wednesday, November 10th, 2021

Wednesday, December 8th, 2021

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A social support group for parents of a child, of any age, living with epilepsy, to connect, share and resource with one another. This group is an opportunity, for the many parents of children living with epilepsy across York Region, to connect virtually by meeting others you may share common experiences with, have mutual understandings in your family’s way of life and offer support, care and recommendations to one another. This is a chance for parents to discuss challenges they may be facing, express concerns, ask questions, share experiences and comfort one another through their process. 

EYR welcomes all parents, mothers, fathers or guardians, who are supporting a child living with epilepsy, whether new to the diagnosis, experienced throughout your life, un/controlled, seizure free for a duration or anywhere along your journey with epilepsy. By having a blend of long-term experienced parents, newly introduced parents, parents with children of various age categories, and parents supporting children with a complexity of medical conditions, it offers the ability to see this experience from many views, provides education and experience across a spectrum and allows parents to be a part of a group that is understanding in any point of you and your families journey. 

The group will be a blend of personal sharing and focused events, topics or discussions with a sign-up opportunity for the months of September/October or November/December. This program will run twice a month, per Tuesday or Thursday groups, for a total of 4 sessions within each sign-up opportunity. Both groups will have a maximum sign-up of 6 families (single or dual parent), in which you can only sign-up for one block at a time, meaning either the Tuesday or Thursday groups. Registration for September/October groups will close on Monday, September 6th, 2021 and for November/December on Monday, November 1st, 2021. New dates and sign-up opportunities for 2022 will be posted before the winter break of 2021! 

MEETING DATES

September & October:

Tuesday Group: September 7th and 21st, & October 5th and 19th

Thursday Group: September 9th and 23rd, & October 7th and 21st 

November & December:

Tuesday Group: November 2nd, 16thand 30th, & December 14th 

Thursday Group: November 4th and 18th, & December 2nd and 16th 

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