Epilepsy Awareness
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‘You’re not losing out’: Advocates raising awareness about epilepsy in shadow of COVID-19Advocates with the Canadian Epilepsy Alliance say the national campaign has been overshadowed in recent years, sharing the same anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthMar 8, 2023
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Halifax teen taking fight to raise awareness for epilepsy around the worldCassidy’s hopes for the future is that Purple day expands to every country and education becomes mandatory in first-aid sessions and in schools.CanadaMar 26, 2019
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Celebrating Purple Day with scholarship to honour colleague who died of epilepsyThe brain disorder affects up to one per cent of the population, and people who suffer sudden unexpected death in epilepsy are mostly young men with uncontrolled seizures.CanadaMar 26, 2018
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