Young Epilepsy Awards—United Kingdom

I came across a blog post by Emily Donoghue about the Young Epilepsy Awards of 2015 based in the United Kingdom.

On March 26 (Purple Day), Young Epilepsy, the official organization dedicated to helping children with epilepsy in the UK, gave its 3^rd annual Champions Awards.

The event celebrated the achievements of several young people and the people who have influenced them to promote epilepsy awareness.  British journalist and newsreader Nicholas Owen hosted the event.  Many celebrities were also present: Olympian James Cracknell, actors Cheryl Fergison and Himesh Patel, athlete Dai Greene, and footballer (soccer player) Leon Legge. 

You can read more about it on Emily’s blog. 

Emily’s Perspective: At the Young Epilepsy Awards 2015

http://livingwellwithepilepsy.com/2015/emilys-perspective/emilys-perspective-at-the-young-epilepsy-awards-2015.html

Young Epilepsy

http://www.youngepilepsy.org.uk/

Purple Day, March 26

Today is Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness, created by Cassidy Megan on March 26, 2008.  A year later, the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia and the Anita Kaufmann Foundation helped launch an international epilepsy awareness initiative through Purple Day.

Their website www.purpleday.org is a great place to get educated about epilepsy.

Take a look at it!