Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 minutes ago
Diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of five, Sandy Penas was told by a neurologist it wasn’t safe for someone with epilepsy to have children.
"I lived my whole life thinking that having a child and being a mom was not something that would be possible for me," she reflects.
That changed when Sandy was referred to UHN's Women's Epilepsy Clinic. Thanks to her care team, she was able to successfully give birth to a healthy baby boy.
Today, Sandy, 52, cherishes the bond she shares with her 10-year-old son — a relationship that has transformed her forever.
"I look at things in a whole new way that I never thought of before." Read the full story: https://rb.gy/z5w1s3
UHN is Canada's No. 1 hospital and the world's No. 1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 20,000 members of TeamUHN, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education at UHN and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
Diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of five, Sandy Penas was told by a neurologist it wasn’t safe for someone with epilepsy to have children.
"I lived my whole life thinking that having a child and being a mom was not something that would be possible for me," she reflects.
That changed when Sandy was referred to UHN's Women's Epilepsy Clinic. Thanks to her care team, she was able to successfully give birth to a healthy baby boy.
Today, Sandy, 52, cherishes the bond she shares with her 10-year-old son — a relationship that has transformed her forever.
"I look at things in a whole new way that I never thought of before." Read the full story: https://rb.gy/z5w1s3
UHN is Canada's No. 1 hospital and the world's No. 1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 20,000 members of TeamUHN, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education at UHN and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
