Purple Day Brings Awareness of Seizure Disorders

Local residents are encouraged to wear purple March 26th to bring awareness of seizure disorders and support those who struggle with seizures.

Purple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. On March 26th annually, people in countries around the world are invited to wear purple and host events in support of epilepsy awareness.

The Purple Peace Foundation invites Grain Valley residents to support those who deal with seizures to wear purple on Tuesday, March 26th and share a selfie on social media, tagging the Purple Peace Foundation page on Facebook.

The Purple Peace Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, was founded in 2012 in memory of Grain Valley resident Amanda Brady, who died at age 13 following a severe seizure. Brady developed epilepsy as an infant. The Foundation raises funds to provide tools to improve the quality of life for individuals living with epilepsy, to support epilepsy research, and to increase awareness and education about epilepsy.

According to the Epilepsy Foundation, epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disease and affects people of all ages. One in 26 people will develop epilepsy at some point in their lives.

Epilepsy is characterized by unpredictable seizures and can cause other health problems and is a spectrum condition with a wide range of seizure types and control varying from person-to -person.

The Purple Peace Foundation hosts a regular Connections meeting for families impacted by epilepsy. The next meeting is scheduled for April 14th from 2:00pm – 4:00pm in the meeting room at Lunar Bowl in Blue Springs.

The Foundation’s 5th Annual “Cruise for Consciousness” Car Show is scheduled for August 4 th from 11:00am – 3:00pm at the Grain Valley Community Center pavilion.

For more information on the Purple Peace Foundation, visit www.purplepeacefoundation.org.