Seize the Day

On December 2nd, 2010, I witnessed my younger sister, Julia, having a seizure for the first time. A few weeks later, she was diagnosed with Primary Epilepsy. She was only 13. Luckily, her seizures have been somewhat controlled by medication. However, there are many other people out there dealing with this condition and who have it worse. Seeing first hand how Epilepsy can affect a person and their family, my sister and I have decided we want to help and do our best to make a difference.

We want to help those with epilepsy and their families realize that although every day is a struggle, they can get through it.

They are not alone.

They should always Seize The Day.

On Saturday March 31st, the day after I leave SHM, I will be going to Washington D.C. and leading a team in the 5th annual National Walk for Epilepsy. At this event, thousands will gather to support people living with epilepsy, their family and caregivers. I have been working hard to fundraise for this cause over the past few months and to date have accumulated $510. However, the goal I set for my team was $1000 and I am still hoping to get as close to that goal as possible. If you visit the National Walk for Epilepsy Website www.walkforepilepsy.org you can see how the Walk supports all the things the Epilepsy Foundation does funding research and ending discrimination against people with epilepsy, bringing awareness to seizure disorders, and educating the public about how to identify seizures and how to respond. I really hope you'll support me by spreading the word about this and joining my event on facebook or visiting my team page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/280673601953166/; http://efa.convio.net/site/TR/Walk/walk?team_id=22070&pg=team&fr_id=1920

Sorry if this is a random last post! I wasn't really sure what to write about & this event is really important to me so I thought it'd be a good time to tell you all about it! I also want to thank you all for a great co-op experience & wish you all well in the future! Hopefully I will see you around campus soon! :)