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Epilepsy Awareness Month

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month

There are many actions you can take to spread important and accurate messages about epilepsy throughout Michigan and beyond.

Living with epilepsy can have its challenges. Epilepsy can affect a person’s emotional health in many ways. Emotional health is important for people with epilepsy, family members, caregivers and friends. With the power of our community, we can bring hope to those experiencing the challenges of epilepsy.

Learn more about epilepsy:

  • 1 in 10 people will have a seizure and 1 in 26 will develop epilepsy during their lifetime. We need more people to learn seizure first aid to help save a life.
  • There are 470,000 children in the U.S. living with epilepsy. Kids can change the world by educating those around them.
  • There are over 108,000 people in Michigan living with epilepsy and 14,000 of those are children.
  • Epilepsy receives 10 times LESS funding than other brain disorders. We need to raise funds for care, advocacy, research and education.

Make a Difference
During National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM) in November, join the us as we #RemoveTheFilter and highlight not only the challenges that people with epilepsy may face, but the importance of creating awareness to support the more than 3.4 million people with epilepsy nationwide. Use the power of your journey to make a difference.

Ways to
get involved

Without you, there is no epilepsy awareness, education, advocacy, or research. Let’s continue to be resilient and build awareness for our community.

Let’s take action together and make November the loudest and purple-est National Epilepsy Awareness Month ever for YOU! Be everywhere. Educate everyone. There are many ways you can get involved: 

Whether it’s through social media or email, sharing your story and a link about epilepsy can go a long way toward raising awareness. There are so many great stories, videos, and educational tools on our website, our YouTube channel, our Facebook page, our Facebook group, and epilepsy.com. Find something that’s meaningful to you, and share it with others.

The Seizure First Aid Ready On Demand training is now available! This is a great resource that educates the public on the Foundation’s basic procedures for responding to someone having a seizure. The Seizure First Aid Ready course, available online anywhere and at any time, is presented in an interactive eLearning format that includes animations, videos, and activities. After completing the course, participants will be able to recognize common seizures, identify correct and incorrect steps for helping a person having a seizure, and identify when it would be necessary to call 911 in the event of a seizure.

  • Visit our events calendar to view upcoming virtual Seizure First Aid Trainings or schedule a customized training to fit your needs by contacting us.
  • You can also encourage others to become certified, download and distribute seizure first aid posters, and learn about other ways to raise epilepsy awareness.

Each November, we are part of community-led events including our Turn the Blue Bridge Purple event. Learn more

The more you know about epilepsy, the more effectively you can educate others about it. Join us for our annual Wellness & Epilepsy Conference in Livonia, MI. Learn more.

This annual fundraiser for the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan provides a great opportunity to support our mission, connect with and learn from others in the epilepsy community, and spread awareness. Learn more.

This year, we have a variety of activities that kids can do to participate in NEAM efforts:

  • Purple Shirt Day: Pick a day to wear a purple shirt or accessory to school and share facts about epilepsy with your teachers and classmates. Invite others to join you ahead of time.
  • Get Creative: Use your artistic skills to create a poster or flyer with epilepsy facts and ask your teacher if you can post it on an announcement or bulletin board in your school building during the month of November.
  • Share Information with Others: Ask your teacher, principal or coach if you can give a short presentation to your school, classroom or sports team before or after morning announcements, practice/games. Talk about epilepsy and what it means to you.
  • Talk or Text Your Friends and Family: Work with your parents to call or text members of your extended family and friends and tell them about how epilepsy has affected you or someone you know during the month of November. Encourage them to get certified by taking the Epilepsy Foundation’s Seizure First Aid Training.
  • Paint the Town: Use sidewalk chalk to draw purple pictures on your sidewalk and/or driveway in honor of NEAM.

November is a great opportunity to honor and/or remember someone you know who is touched by epilepsy by making a gift in their honor. Make your honor gift, and help to continue to fund the vital mission of the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan!

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