My daughter, Lydia Thompson, was born February 3, 1992 to Cynthia Folio and Larry R. Thompson. She has tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a genetic disease that, in her case, causes seizures. For more information about TSC, visit the TSC website. For more information about epilepsy, visit the Epilepsy Foundation of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and the Epilepsy Foundation of America. Lydia has had seizures since she was 1 1/2 years old. She has tried numerous seizure medications, a year of the ketogenic diet, and (more recently) the Vagus Nerve Stimulator. She is currently on a modified Adkins diet called "Adkins for Seizures."

Picture on the left: Lydia at the Jersey shore, summer '99 (photo by Aleck Brinkman)
P icture on the right: Lydia running the 50m dash at Special Olympics, 2010 (photo by Cynthia Folio)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My husband, Aleck Brinkman, is Associate Professor of music theory at Temple University. We were married May 25, 2002 at our home in Wynnewood, PA. For more about Aleck visit his homepage. To view pictures of our wedding and of our house, Click Here.

 

My brother, Les Folio (pictured at left), is a D.O., a retired Colenal (after a distinguished career in the Air Force), radiologist and flight surgeon. He and his wife, Jutta, live in Alexandria Virginia. For more about Les, visit his homepage. Les and Jutta have a handsome son, Lucas Skye Folio. For some adorable baby pictures, Click Here.

 

My father, Joseph Folio, passed away in February, 2003, and is buried at the Arlington National Cemetery. He had a distinguished career in the army. My mother passed away October 21, 2004 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. The photo below (taken by Aleck Brinkman) shows Lydia and Les following the caisson at my father's funeral.