Epilepsy Awareness, or Purple Day, is March 26th. That's tomorrow! Remember to wear purple ribbons and/or shirts in support of anyone you love who may be affected by epilepsy.
Purple Day was founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada. Cassidy chose the colour purple after the international colour for epilepsy, lavender. The lavender flower is also often associated with solitude, which is representative of the feelings of isolation many people affected by epilepsy and seizure disorders often feel. Cassidy's goal is for people with epilepsy everywhere to know they are not alone.
Click here to listen to Cassidy's Song by Josh Kammerman. Go here to find out more about Cassidy and Purple Day, including resources, events, inspiring stories, and facts about the disorder.
Here is a first aid chart with simple rules to remember if you're around when someone experiences a seizure. Please take the time to read and share this! Education is empowerment!
*First Aid Chart care of Edmonton Epilepsy Association 
1 comment:
thanks for this. I'm going to reblog it.
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