On March 26, put your purple on! Why? Because it’s Purple Day! Every year, on March 26, people around the world are wearing purple for epilepsy awareness.
For those of you who don’t know: “Epilepsy is a condition of the brain that is characterized by recurrent seizures. Approximately one in ten people will experience at least one seizure during a lifetime. A single seizure, however, is not epilepsy. Epilepsy is a condition that is defined by multiple seizures. Epilepsy is a seizure disorder. It is not a psychological disorder nor a disease and it is not contagious. The brain is made up of billions of nerve cells or neurons that communicate through electrical and chemical signals. When there is a sudden excessive electrical discharge that disrupts the normal activity of the nerve cells, a seizure may result. Seizures cause a change in function or behavior. A seizure may take many different forms including a blank stare, muscle spasms, uncontrolled movements, altered awareness, odd sensations, or a convulsion. The location in the brain of the abnormally discharging nerve cells determines the form the seizure will take. Seizures may occur rarely or as often as numerous times a day. Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological disorders… Epilepsy can be present at any age although its onset is most often in childhood or in the later years of life. Sometimes those who develop seizures during childhood outgrow their seizures. In the elderly, there is an increased incidence due to strokes and aging of the brain.” Source: purpleday.org Millions of special people, made by God in His image, are affected by epilepsy. One of those people is my dear little sister Sadie. Some of them live with uncontrollable seizures. For some, including Sadie, dietary therapy has worked to get them seizure-free. Others have found different methods of treatment. (Sadie’s full story, written by our mama, is in my book Do Justly which will hopefully be available sometime in April). So on March 26, wear purple for Sadie and all the other people who are fighting the beast of epilepsy. Maybe purple is “not your color”. Well, you’re not doing it for yourself. I think you can do it for one day. It’s a simple way you can stand for all those with epilepsy, all those people who often have a much harder time doing things that are easy for the rest of us, but are still fearfully and wonderfully created by God. “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works and that my soul knows very well.” Psalm 139:14
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Hi! I'm Savannah Jane...I'm the author of several books for children and young adults with a passion to encourage young people to live for Jesus. The third born in an amazing family of seven children, I was homeschooled all the way through. This is where I share encouragement for Christian girls, updates about my books, writing tips, book and movie reviews, and assorted other tidbits. Archives
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