Epilepsy Awareness 2012

Lauren began having seizures at the age of 3 and like many others who have Epilepsy her seizures began out of the blue. She was diagnosed with Epilepsy after she had her 6th seizure in less than a year. Life with Epilepsy has been anything but normal. Lauren has undergone lots of testing, different medications, rides in ambulances, and many trips to the ER. Dealing with Epilepsy is both trying, scary, confusing, and heart breaking for a mother to watch her 5 year old endure so much more than she deserves to. Epilepsy is hard on both the person with it and those who take care of them.

Before Lauren was diagnosed we knew nothing about Epilepsy but as I researched I was amazed about how many people deal with Epilepsy. Approximately 1 in 26 Americans Will Develop Epilepsy at Some Point in their Lifetime, 2+ million Americans live with Epilepsy, 1 in 10 people have had a seizure, 150,000 people are diagnosed with Epilepsy each year and 65 million people have Epilepsy world wide. After reading these numbers we knew we needed to get seizure smart not only for our daughter but because we never know when we'll be able to assist someone in their time of need. Seizures happen often without any warning, anytime and any where and you never know when you'll be able to assist. November is Epilepsy awareness month so please take a moment this month at learn more about seizure first aid.

Lauren is your average 5 year old, she is fun, loving, kind, adventurist, she loves to learn and explore the world around her. Although she has to be more cautious in doing everyday life stuff such as walking up and down stairs, bathing, playing on the playground structure she is living her life with Epilepsy as normal as she can.

Please spread the word on Epilepsy, get seizure smart, and pray for a cure for the millions living with Epilepsy.