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In 1760, Martha Washington wrote about her 4-year-old daughter Patsy's illness. @librarycongress, which acquired the letter, notes it may have been epilepsy.
This Epilepsy Awareness Month, stories like hers remind us to talk openly about the condition.
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Listening to lived experience matters. A study of Black adults with medicine-resistant epilepsy in Epilepsy & Behavior found emotional, social and racialized aspects beyond seizures.
This #NEAM, we recognize the need to understand the whole experience.
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On Seizing Life, the monthly podcast from @CureEpilepsy, guests share stories and insights on living with epilepsy with host Kelly Cervantes.
Listen: https://t.co/OM16rjcHUR
No one affected by epilepsy should have to navigate it alone. That is the message behind @EpilepsyFdn's National Epilepsy Awareness Month theme: Where Community Sparks Hope.
Join us as we spotlight organizations supporting people living with epilepsy.
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Most people with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a rare and severe epilepsy, continue to have seizures despite trying multiple medications.
For International LGS Awareness Day, @LGS_Foundation invites you to light something purple or green through Nov. 7.
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We're proud to sponsor South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy's Purple with a Purpose event.
This event helps fund critical seizure recognition training and support groups across the state.
Get tickets: https://t.co/ftXjNWfwMT
Planning for Halloween with a child who has epilepsy? The @EpilepsyFdn suggests keeping medication on schedule, watching for strobe lights if they are a trigger and having a buddy who knows what to do if a seizure happens.
Read the tips: https://t.co/BsTfo9eYvj
When someone has a severe seizure, first responders are often first on the scene.
@EpilepsyFdn offers a free course for law enforcement and public safety officers on recognizing and responding to seizures.
Learn more: https://t.co/PIJ8H4ECUp
We're proud to sponsor the Epilepsy Advocacy Network's Quad Cities Music Bingo night. Proceeds will support their programs across northwestern and central Illinois.
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The 7th Annual @JoshProvides Chase Away Epilepsy Walk is Nov. 7 at G.T. Bray Park in Bradenton, FL. We're proud to sponsor this event.
https://t.co/S0Zeqj9Gvz
Congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in optogenetics.
At SK Life Science, discoveries like these drive our commitment to advancing neuroscience research.
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Who or what inspires you to keep raising awareness for epilepsy?
@EpilepsyFdn is collecting answers ahead of National Epilepsy Awareness Month and will share stories of the people who spark hope throughout November.
Share yours: https://t.co/gTmnygIhVL
Nearly 1 in 5 people who have daily seizures have never heard about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) from a doctor, per our Hope, Hesitancy, and Hard Truths survey.
SUDEP Action Day is 10/21, so take the time to have the conversation.
https://t.co/xkXibCSsjy
LGS is a rare, severe form of epilepsy. Families living with it rarely get to be with others who understand it.
We're sponsoring @LGS_Foundation's Stronger Together Family Lunch at Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland on 11/17 to bring families together.
https://t.co/x4zPITcwkX
1 in 26 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy. Epilepsy Services of New Jersey walks Oct. 18 in Piscataway for the one who inspires us, the one we miss and the one still waiting for answers.
Join us: https://t.co/9hCCXjUOIL
We're proud to support @CUREepilepsy and The Cameron Boyce Foundation in raising awareness of SUDEP and advancing epilepsy research and education. SK Life Science is matching donations to CURE Epilepsy up to $10K. Learn more: https://t.co/FiMPUMhrlV
#StopSUDEP
The National Plan for Epilepsy Act passed the Senate Aug. 4 and now needs to pass the House.
It would create a national plan to prevent, diagnose, treat and cure epilepsy. @AmericaEpilepsy made it easy to ask your representative to cosponsor: https://t.co/ukzAv7fyM9
A purple pumpkin on a porch can help spark a conversation about epilepsy.
@EpilepsyFdn's Purple Pumpkin Project runs all October. Paint one and help raise funds and awareness.
https://t.co/DXe2kUzUcx
18 paintings by children living with epilepsy, lit one by one into a single sky.
Neural Universe, from our parent company SK Biopharmaceuticals, grew out of Epic Day, a program with the Korean Epilepsy Association for kids and families.
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Our Hope, Hesitancy, and Hard Truths survey found 18% of people living with epilepsy are not sure how to track or describe their seizures.
Learn more about the discrepancy in communication this Health Literacy Month: https://t.co/bH2ojY2xhN