The Eric Dolch Children's Encephilitis Foundation
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The Eric Dolch Children's Encephalitis Foundation is dedicated to raising money and awareness for the proper care and treatment for children with encephalitis while helping to find a cure for encephalitis and other types of epilepsy.



"We are committed to the aggressive pursuit of finding a cure for encephalitis and in the meantime to improve the proper diagnosing, treatment and care of children with encephalitis and other epilepsy-related illnesses. No child or family should have to go through what Eric has endured for more than a year."


Mission Statement

The Mission of the Eric Dolch Children's Encephalitis Foundation is:
  • To find the cause of and the cure for children's encephalitis through research.
  • To improve the quality of life for children with encephalitis and epileptic-related illnesses and their caregivers.
  • To educate children with encephalitis, their caregivers, healthcare professionals, and the general public about encephalitis and other epileptic-related illnesses and their treatments.
  • To help hospitals in our community properly diagnose and deal with children's encephalitis and epilepsy.
  • To make sure that children in the U.S. get the same quality of medical treatment as adults and senior citizens.
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ERIC DOLCH TURNS 16, MAKING STEADY PROGRESS



Eric Dolch celebrated his 16th birthday on May 27 with family and friends at his West Palm Beach home as he continues to recover from a severe case of encephalitis.

Eric spent more than 14 months in four hospitals and two in-patient rehabilitation facilities after he contacted encephalitis and was hospitalized on June 20, 2005.



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FIRST ENCEPHALITIS FOUNDATION FORMED IN U.S.

Doctors will never know why Eric Dolch went from being a healthy 14-year-old boy to someone who was fighting for his life after he was diagnosed with encephalitis on June 20, 2005. But a foundation created in Eric Dolch's name hopes to someday provide answers for other children stricken with this neurological illness.


Don and Mary Anne Shula attend
Eric Dolch Children's Encephalitis Foundation fundraiser
(photograph by Michael Price)

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