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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Summer Fun and Getting the Purpose Done

by Lena

Hello everyone! I hope you all have been able to get some sort of rest and relaxation, and something fun in for yourself this summer! As my life continues to

Always Shine Your Light

by Lena

I do not know anything different then life with Epilepsy, having been diagnosed at two years old. In recent years, I have been diagnosed with intractable epilepsy, which has me

Epilepsy may have slowed me down, but it will never stop me!  

by Lena

Epilepsy comes in many forms/variants, and when I was in elementary school during the mid/late 1990s it was only the AOL internet days. So, it was a lot trickier going

From Rejection to Purpose: Finding the light at the end of the tunnel

by Lena

Hello, my fellow Warriors, and caretaker warriors! I did something that I have never been able to do. I have been struggling with depression and anxiety for a while now,

Janice the person NOT Janice the girl with epilepsy!

by Lena

Janice MacGregor's take on real Friends and epilepsy.   Janice MacGregor is from Saskatchewan, Canada. She has had epilepsy with tonic clonic and absence  seizures for eighteen years. Janice does

Behind every diagnosis is a person

by Lena

  It’s crucial to address misunderstandings about epilepsy. That’s why this year’s virtual Purple Day® Around The World event shines a bright light on education. Although epilepsy is widely recognized,

This Is Epilepsy

by Lena

Author: Cyndi Crunk  March 1, 2015 It seemed like an ordinary day. It was a Sunday. It was around 9:00 pm. 9:01 pm The world we knew would no longer

One Month To Go: Register for Purple Day® Around The World 2021 Virtual Epilepsy Education Conference 

by Alen Kuldija

Authors: Jim Merse & Lena Lache, Purple Day® Every Day Blog Editors Nearly 1000 people have registered for Purple Day® Every Day’s annual epilepsy education conference – learn more about

Before, After & NOW: Life With Epilepsy

by Alen Kuldija

I think every person has the ability to look at their life as a series of “befores” and “afters”. In most cases, the befores and afters are moments to be

A Poem About Epilepsy by Alyssa Damico

by Alen Kuldija

Author: Alyssa Damico EPILEPSY Epilepsy is a part of me You can take it or leave it Because it may not go away As a matter of fact It may

Alyssa Holmes Shares Part of Her Personal Epilepsy Story

by Alen Kuldija

Author: Alyssa Holmes As we begin the journey of being diagnosed with epilepsy, it is difficult for everyone and different for all. When I say everyone, I mean everyone. That

Music with Maria: My Top 5 Epilepsy Warrior Songs

by Alen Kuldija

Author: Maria Martinez Hey guys! I hope you all are doing great. I know during this time it can get stressful especially with us warriors. I was digging through some

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