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Old 11-01-2010, 08:50 AM
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EF: Get Seizure Smart


The Epilepsy Foundation is sponsoring a "Get Seizure Smart" program for November (National Epilepsy Awareness Month).

http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/neam/

They have a quiz and other materials posted to help you educate co-workers, neighbors, schools, politicians, etc.

They have also posted an election guide:

http://efa.capwiz.com/election/home/

highlighting candidate positions on epilepy related issues.
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Old 11-01-2010, 04:49 PM
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GREAT IDEA!!!

Im totally posting this quiz on my facebook page!
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Old 11-01-2010, 04:51 PM
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Although, it only lets you enter american zip codes to take the quiz. so of course I entered 90210. its the only one I know!
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THEY SAY YOU CAN'T DIVIDE ANYTHING BY ZERO. IF YOU DIVIDE SOMETHING BY ZERO, YOU GET INFINITY. AND THE ONLY THING THAT IS INFINITE IS LOVE.
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Old 11-01-2010, 05:38 PM
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Direct link to printable quiz:

http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/NE...QUIZSept30.pdf
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I gave the quiz to friends in my book group yesterday. I also gave them a 2-page "Epilepsy Myths and Facts" handout, and told them to read it and pass it on...
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What a great idea this program is!

I was mortified to find a brochure from my local epilepsy foundation recently. Apparently we all suffer tonic clonic seizures, we all fall to the ground when we seize, and people should step back from us. I found the whole brochure alarmist and just plain wrong - there was no mention of other forms of epilepsy, and it played into the stereotypes which I'm hearing from the few people I've told of my own condition (only diagnosed 5 weeks, and that was 3 days before I went overseas, so no opportunity to share with most of my friends yet).

I saw a t-shirt on this site recently, and this brochure made me want to go and buy one! I can't remember what it said exactly, but I really feel there's a need to educate the general public and burst these misconceptions about E. As my neurologist said, "tell them you have epilepsy, you might as well have said leprosy"

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