Published on April 02, 2015 By Sebastien Burke, Contributor
HEALTH. Last Thursday, at 8:30 am, Deputy Mayor Bob Monette proclaimed March 26th as a city-wide day of awareness for Epilepsy, by raising the Epilepsy Ottawa flag over City Hall. Monette said he feels very strongly about this movement.
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Deputy Mayor Bob Monette and members of EPE raising the EPE flag over City Hall.
In Canada there are more than 300,000 with seizure disorders. In Ottawa alone, there are over 15,000 people affected by epilepsy and more than 3,000 have intractable seizures, meaning they have limited options for seizure control.
Epilepsy is a local and national issue.
According to Epilepsy Canada, every day, 42 Canadians are told that they have a seizure disorder.
A parent of a child with a seizure disorder from Orlans, who wishes to stay anonymous, spoke to the Orlans Star about the challenges their child faces.
The anxiety associated with the disorder has stunted my childs independence. [My child] is scared to walk home because they might have a seizure.
This child has a very dangerous form of epilepsy. While they are having a seizure, the part of the brain that controls heart and lung functions shuts down. The child must be given medication immediately to prevent life threatening consequences.
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Light shone on Epilepsy, local family shares their story