Living on the Brink: Ellen Wingate on Epilepsy, Caregiving, and Empowering ‘Team Logan'

Ellen Wingate shares how her family built “Team Logan” after her son’s early diagnoses of polymicrogyria and later Lennox–Gastaut syndrome. She walks through the first signs, what uncontrolled epilepsy looks like day to day, and how disciplined seizure logging and clear data changed conversations with neurologists. Ellen offers practical tracking tips, guidance on being the expert on your child while partnering with specialists, and guardrails that keep caregivers grounded in faith, marriage, and community. She also spotlights the Logan Jet Research Foundation and real ways to help families who fall through the cracks.