Today we celebrate Purple Day to increase awareness about epilepsy around the world. This grassroots effort is celebrated each year on March 26, and people around the world are invited to wear purple in support of epilepsy awareness.
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Cassidy Megan, who was motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy, created Purple Day in 2008. The Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia came on board in 2008 to help develop Cassidy's Purple Day idea. In 2009, the New York-based Anita Kaufmann Foundation and Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia teamed up to launch Purple Day internationally. Both organizations are committed to partnering with individuals and organizations around the world to promote epilepsy awareness.
Show your support for epilepsy awareness and wear your purple today! For more information about Purple Day, click here to see how you can get involved.
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