March 26, Purple Day For Epilepsy

March 26 is Purple Day for Epilepsy, a day to wear purple to show your support for the 1 in 100 people living with epilepsy. Yes, epilepsy is that common!

Education, epilepsy awareness, and the elimination of the stigma surrounding epilepsy is greatly needed. For far too long epilepsy has been misunderstood and underrecognized, two ills that endanger the lives and well-being of those living with this neurological condition. Let's change that: Wear purple on Tuesday, March 26 to show your support!

Getting our purple on!

Even the Ontario government is getting into the act. I recently received an invitation from the Premier to attend the PC Caucus Purple Day reception in support of global epilepsy awareness. This exclusive reception, for a select few from across the Province, is being held Tuesday at Queen's Park in the Government Caucus Boardroom. I was delighted to be invited and would love to network with elected officials to expand their awareness of the unique challenges surrounding epilepsy, but I'll be out of the country Tuesday. My husband, Richard, will attend in my place. He promises to do his best to lobby for enhanced government support for the critical programs and services that assist those with epilepsy and their families. We're honoured to be invited as part of the Epilepsy Toronto family.

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