Iliya’s epilepsy story – #EpilepsyDay 2020
Iliya Fakour Rashid, a 13-year old from Iran, tells us how epilepsy has affected his life, and how learning to understand the disease has helped him think of it as a friend.
Mental Health and Epilepsy – Debora Marimo
In this brave and powerful video, Debora Marimo (Ireland) discusses how stigma against epilepsy has affected her life and impacted on her mental health.
How epilepsy affects my life (and how I got a handle on it!) – Tom Bovver Morrison
"You can't let it define you a person" To mark International Epilepsy Day 2020, Tom Bovver Morrison (UK) shares his experience of how epilepsy affects his life and how he has learned to manage it. Tom encourages people to support each other and to reach out when they are in need of help. He also
The epilepsy story of Ela Milicevic, from Croatia
The epilepsy story of Ela Milicevic, from Croatia.
Epilepsy and an advocacy journey – Nina Mago shares her story
Nina Mago is founder of the Purple Bench Initiative Uganda - empowering people with epilepsy. Ahead of International Epilepsy Day, Nina has shared her story with us.
Erin Davies shares her epilepsy story
Erin Davies, epilepsy advocate, shares her epilepsy story ahead of International Epilepsy Day (Monday, February 10th 2020)