A FORMER nurse whose career was destroyed by epilepsy has turned her attention to raising money for and awareness of the condition.
Jo Mumford, 26, from Herne, makes and sells jewellery for charity Epilepsy Action and took part in a 200ft abseil to raise more funds.
AIMING HIGH: Jo Mumford with her mother Sharon after her abseil for Epilepsy Action
March is Epilepsy Awareness month and musician Jo, who plays with the Kent Coastal Concert Band, created a video telling her story to help people understand epilepsy.
Jo was diagnosed at the age of four, but her condition was controlled by medication until four years ago. Now she has daily seizures and is unable to work, and needs constant supervision from a trained carer.
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Jo said: "In the last four years, epilepsy has taken away almost everything that normal life is for the average person in her 20s.
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