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 and adults 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 and adult encephalitis through research.
  • To improve the quality of life for children and adults with encephalitis and epileptic-related illnesses and their caregivers.
  • To educate children and adults 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 and adult'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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From left to right: Ava Van de Water -- Eric Dolch's mother, Craig Dolch -- Eric Dolch's father and chairman of the Eric Dolch Children's Encephalitis Foundation, Dr. Trevor J. Resnick -- the chief of neurology at Miami Children's Hospital and in front Eric Dolch.

ERIC DOLCH FOUNDATION MAKES DONATION TO MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

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 and adults stricken with this neurological illness.

The Eric Dolch Children's Encephalitis Foundation, the first known foundation in the U.S. that deals specifically with encephalitis, recently made it first donation as a 501(c)(3) entity. EDCEF donated almost $6,000 to the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation to fund a computer system that will help doctors do a better job of tracking and treating epilepsy patients.

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ERIC, 17, CONTINUES RECOVERY

Now 17, Eric Dolch continues to make his recovery from near-fatal encephalitis with family and friends at his West Palm Beach home. This Labor Day weekend marked the two-year anniversary of Eric returning home after spending more than 15 months at Miami Children's Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care, as well as hospitals in West Palm Beach, Miami and Boston.

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