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July 22, 2010
Florence couple are epilepsy advocates By Justin B. Duke jbduke@nky.com
A Florence couple are working to remove the stigma of epilepsy. Michele Black has epilep-
one of her and Jesse’s first date. Despite being advised to not marry someone with epilepsy, Jesse married her several weeks later. “It was a match made in heaven,” Michele said. Since then, he has worked with Michele to help her manage her seizures, including covering all of the night feedings when their two children were babies so Michele wouldn’t lack sleep
sy, and for nearly three decades of marriage, Jesse Black has been her caregiver. At the height of Michele’s epilepsy, she would have 20 to 30 seizures a month, including
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– a key cause of her seizures. “I thank God in every prayer that I say,” she said. After four brain surgeries and advances in medication, she’s down to two or three seizures a month. “It’s a key factor in my life,” Michele said. Because of Michele’s epilepsy, she’s been turned down for jobs – even from places that will say they don’t discriminate against those with medical conditions. “That’s the most bogus thing I’ve ever heard,” she said. Not being able to work has left Michele dealing with being called lazy or mooching off her husband. “I’ve been labeled my whole life,” she said. Michele and Jesse now serve as epilepsy advocates – trying to encourage those who have epilepsy and educate everyone what it really
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is. They hope to help those with epilepsy understand they can live with the condition. “It’s not all that hard living with epilepsy, but it’s people who make it difficult,” Michele said. The Blacks understand a lot of the negative feeling toward those with epilepsy comes because it’s not easy to understand or relate.
Census workers checking homes By Paul McKibben
Sunday • July 25, 2010
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Jesse and Michelle Black, of Florence, are epilepsy advocates.
Residents who didn’t return their 2010 Census forms back might be getting a visitor from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau said its workers will visit housing units where it received incomplete or blank forms. Also the Census Bureau said workers in July will be double-checking vacant households and those it deleted as nonexistent on April 1. Other checking that the Census Bureau said will be happening is: • Census workers during August will go to households where a form was received but whose address does not match an address in its master file.
• Until the middle of August, households will be called to clear up answers they gave on the questionnaire. An example of this is if the number of people listed at an address is not the same as the number of names given. “If you are one of the small percent of Kentucky homes that are visited, please take a few minutes to speak with the Census taker,” said in a statement William Hatcher, the Census Bureau’s Charlotte regional director. “Our mission is to count everyone once and in the right place. We check and double-check to make sure we get it right.” Boone County’s mailed participation rate to the Census forms this year was 80
“I used to make fun of a friend who had allergies, and then a few years ago I got them,” Jesse said. “Now I understand.” Jesse was recently a guest on Epilepsy Advocate Radio where he discussed how to be a caregiver of someone with epilepsy. A recording of the interview is available at www. epilepsyadvocate.com.
Union had the highest rate at 86 percent among the three cities. Florence’s rate was 78 percent and Walton’s rate was 76 percent. percent, the highest of Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties. The national rate was 72 percent and Kentucky’s rate was 75 percent. Boone County’s three cities have high mail participation rates too. Union had the highest rate at 86 percent among the three cities. Florence’s rate was 78 percent and Walton’s rate was 76 percent. Holly Black, local Census office manager in Covington, said Boone’s rate was one of the highest rates out of the office. It covers 17 counties in Kentucky.
Deputy recovering after being hit A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy who was injured July 13 when a Jeep struck his SUV as he stood on the side of Interstate 275 was recovering at home. Deputy Jeremy Rosing, 34, was released from University Hospital late on July 13, said Boone Sheriff’s spokesman Tom Scheben. Rosing, a nine-year sheriff’s employee, had made a traffic stop on east-
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Stout and her passenger, Francis King, 66, were taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital. Sparaco was taken to University Hospital. None of the injuries were believed to be life threatening. The investigation is continuing, but Sparaco told deputies he fell asleep while driving, Scheben said. No charges had been filed as of July 14. Kentucky News Service