Gear up for Epilepsy Awareness Month

Each year November is recognized as National Epilepsy Awareness Month. This is an opportunity for each of us to take a moment to spread the word about the millions of people living and dying as a result of this complex group of disorders.

Here are a few opportunities to get involved:

Purple Pumpkin Project

If you are interested in spreading the word there are a few easy things you can do. You can kick off November with a purple pumpkin. Check out our post on the purple pumpkin project.

Gear Up

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If you are worried you don’t have gear to get you through the month, check out the Living Well With Epilepsy Gear Shop. We’ve just added a bunch of new products with the Epilepsy Awareness design. My favorite is the coffee mug I use each morning.

Or check out this super comfy t-shirt that my daughter and I love. My favorite is the long sleeve. You can find the shirts here:

Get your Epilepsy Awareness T-Shirt

More ways

In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month, the Epilepsy Foundation always has some great suggestions. You can get a few ideas here.

Need Ideas?

If you are in need of ideas check out our facebook page. Readers are posting their plans to raise awareness in November. Check it out and add your own ideas!

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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