Epilepsy Blog Relay™: Purple Sneakers are Made for Walking

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from March 1 to March 31, 2017. Follow along!

This weekend I’ll be heading to Washington, D.C. for the 11th Annual National Walk for Epilepsy. The event is a community celebration of music, entertainment and together with friends, families, corporations, and organizations gathering to show their support in the fight against epilepsy.

Event Info

WHEN
Saturday, March 25th, 7am

WHERE
Washington Monument Grounds
15th St. and Independence Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20007

You may remember the Purple Wedges. Well, the wedges aren’t exactly practical for a walk on the Washington Monument Grounds. So, I’ll be wearing a great new pair of purple Converse sneakers.

#EpilepsyButtons

If you will be at the walk, be sure to pick up our fun #EpilepsyButtons FREE in the Walkers Village! Then share a picture of yourself or your loved one wearing the pin. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #EpilepsyButtons when you post your photos. We want to see them all! I can’t wait to see everyone sporting these fun pins. See you there!

If you can’t attend find out how you can order your own #EpilepsyButtons!

NEXT UP: Be sure to check out the next post tomorrow by Neil Williams for more on epilepsy awareness. For the full schedule of bloggers visit livingwellwithepilepsy.com.

TWITTER CHAT: And don’t miss your chance to connect with bloggers on the #LivingWellChat on March 31 at 7PM ET.

Jessica K. Smith Founder and CEO; Executive Director

Jessica Keenan Smith is a patient advocate and epilepsy community leader with more than 15 years of experience. As Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy and Executive Director of ASENT she bridges the gap between the scientific and patient communities, with a particular focus on the needs of the epilepsies. Jessica Keenan Smith is Founder and CEO of Living Well With Epilepsy, an award winning online resource for people affected by epilepsy to share stories and access in-depth information on the disease. Since 2009, Living Well With Epilepsy (https://livingwellwithepilepsy.com) has been featured in Forbes, Wired, NBC, NPR and the cover story of Epilepsy Advocate Magazine and has partnered with companies such as UCB, Lundbeck, Sunovion, Eisai, and more. Ms. Smith is also the Executive Director of the American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics (ASENT) (https://asent.org), an organization that brings together leaders from industry, academia, government and advocacy who are engaged in bringing drugs and devices to market across all neurologic disease states. In this role she is responsible for leading a successful scientific journal and annual scientific conference with speakers from all over the world.

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