Having the condition herself, the Chino Hills resident has experienced living in fear of having a seizure.
âI never knew how much a part anxiety played in my life,â Ms. Garcia said. âI had to recognize that overthinking can take over your entire life.â
Ms. Garcia, who is attending the University of Arizona in Tucson, established âThe Brooklyn Foundationâ in honor of a fellow student who was a member of the Zeta Beta Chi Omega sorority.
Ms. Mengarelli died in April from an epileptic seizure while sitting in a hot tub.
The two had never met.
âShe was amazing and a beautiful young woman. She had her life together,â Ms. Garcia said, who belongs to a sister sorority on campus, Alpha Chi Omega.