Purple Day® Every Day Blog

Real people with epilepsy. Real families. Real stories. Real strength. Real hope.

The Purple Day® Every Day blog consists of a growing network of people with epilepsy, their caregivers and family members, other advocates and even some health care providers (HCPs) within the epilepsy community committed to helping us raise awareness each and every day of the year.
 
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Decoding Clusters

by Lena

What are they?

Mental Health Awareness Month

by Lena

Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well! I know it’s been a while since my last blog. We have had a lot going on in my family, and

Veterans Living with Epilepsy

by Lena

Living with and managing epilepsy prompts many difficulties. However, Veterans, newly separated or retired, may face complex challenges causing dangerous lapse of proper care, and treatment. Veterans living with epilepsy,

Celebrating Strength on Purple Day®

by Alen Kuldija

Just last week, hundreds of people living with epilepsy and their supporters came together to raise awareness and celebrate the strength of the community at this year’s Purple Day Around

The Importance of Epilepsy Education

by Alen Kuldija

The strength of the epilepsy community is unbeatable, thanks to resilient patients and dutiful caregivers who are constantly searching for new ways to achieve seizure freedom. This year, Eisai, Inc

Happy New Year!

by Alen Kuldija

It's been a few months since my last blog. First, I want to sincerely thank the Anita Kaufman Foundation for all that they do for the Epilepsy community. They have

Poem by Corlissa Moses

by Lena

This poem sums up how I feel. Now I lay me down to sleep don't let these seizures take me away todayI pray so hard everyday. Everyday I wonder am

Hitting Rock Bottom and Crawling My Way Back Up

by Lena

Okay y’all, I’m just going to say it. This one is not going to be easy to write. It’s real talk and real life, but I know that I am

Creating A Community for Epilepsy Support

by Lena

“Thank you so much, this brought many smiles to our team let alone to the patients and families who will be receiving them!” - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia   As

Mission-driven, Patient-focused: How Healthcare Gave Me a Second Chance to Serve

by Lena

Leadership Through Service As far back as I can remember, I knew I wanted to give back to the country that had given me so much. That opportunity came to

The Path I Least Expected

by Lena

It was 1993, and I was a 21 year-old senior at Duke University double majoring in biomedical and electrical engineering. I was on a full scholarship at Duke after winning

Clinical Research for Epilepsy Has Gone to the Dogs

by Lena

Did you know that more than 5% of all of the canine population also experience idiopathic epilepsy and seizures? This One Health concern also has dedicated veterinary professionals researching treatments,

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