March 26 is Purple Day
International Seizure Disorders Awareness
Debbie's Purple Day
Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders are a very common neurological disorder.
However the is wide spread misconceptions still held in the community today.
March 26th
is Purple Day. The aim of purple
day is to raise awareness of epilepsy. The message of Purple Day is simple; “People
with epilepsy are everyday people living everyday lives.”
The most famous epileptic is of course Julia Creaser,
The Roman Emperor, who ruled over a large empire. Prominent Australians with Epilepsy
include Dr John Darcy (Purple Day ambassador) and Wally Lewis (channel 9 news
presenter)
Despite my seizures not being fully controlled I
have choose to live a lifestyle that fully embraces my creative passions. This
has included, presenting academic papers; public speaking, travelling alone,
performing poetry; attending conferences and a visual arts career.
Currently I am participating in the Federal
Government’s Leaders For Tomorrow
Program. So as you can see my disabilities may prevent me from full time
employment, but not from living a fully life being active in the community in
which I live.
As an epileptic I am supported by Epilepsy Action Australia. So this Purple Day in addition to Going Purple I am raising funds on behalf of Epilepsy Australia through actioning five of my artworks.
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