Ann Marie Gillie
Canadian Advocate for Epilepsy, Canada
Biography
Ann Marie Gillie works as an Education Assistant for Parkland County School Division in Alberta, Canada, where her role is working primarily with students who suffer from ADHD/ADD/ ODD and other behavior disorders. She was asked in 2012 to be a Canadian Advocate for Epilepsy and with her passion and drive for motivating others her role has taken her internationally to speak. She is also a published author (If Walls Could Talk and Let's Talk about Epilepsy) and had several articles published in regards to experience with epilepsy and surgery. Her topics of discussion at conferences and seminars are - her surgery (Left Selective Amygdalahippocampectomy), women and epilepsy, sex & seizures and her books. She is passionate about helping others that struggle with the disorder and her goal is to help others internationally.
Abstract
Abstract : A voice for Epilepsy