Started in 2008 by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Purple Day is an international event that helps raise epilepsy awareness.
Quick fact:
Epilepsy affects approximately 1 in 100 people.
Famous people with epilepsy:
Julius Caesar
Alexander the Great
Napoleon
Joan of Arc
Charles Dickens
Danny Glover
Neil Young
Hugo Weaving
Agatha Christie
Vincent Van Gogh
Official Purple Day Website
Epilepsy Association of Calgary
Judging by the famous people with epilepsy it was a lot easier to acheive greatness with elipsey if you were born at least a century ago.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot Lewis Carroll.
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