Purple Day Hop for Epilepsy Awareness and Giveaway

Edited to add: My winner is Donna! Congratulations Donna...I'll email you later today. Thank you to all who commented and to those who participated in the hop!

I am pleased to join the Purple Day Hop to spread epilepsy awareness and to help educate the public about the its impact on families and individuals. 

Purple Day is a global grassroots event formed with the intention to increase worldwide awareness of epilepsy, and to dispel common myths and fears of this neurological disorder. Further intentions of this movement are to reduce the social stigmas commonly endured by many individuals afflicted with the condition; to provide assurance and advocacy to those living with epilepsy that they are not alone in their ongoing endurance; and to initiate individuals living with the condition to take action in their communities to achieve these aims.

The day occurs annually on March 26.

Epilepsy Myths:

MYTH 1: You Convulse (Shake And Jerk) When You Have Epilepsy

FACT 1: Not every seizure means a person jerks convulsively, nor is a person always unconscious during a seizure. Convulsions while unconscious are usually associated with tonic clonic seizures. There are a range of seizures which have different side effects and can affect people differently.

MYTH 2: Flashing lights cause seizures in everyone with epilepsy

FACT 2: Around 1 in 100 people has epilepsy, and of these people, around 3% have photosensitive epilepsy. Photosensitive epilepsy is more common in children and young people (up to 5%) and is less commonly diagnosed after the age of 20. Triggers differ from person to person, but common triggers include a lack of sleep, stress, and alcohol.

MYTH 3: You can restrain someone during a convulsive seizure and put your finger in their mouth

FACT 3: During a convulsive seizure you should never hold the person down or put anything in their mouth. It's important to know exactly what to do when someone has a tonic clonic seizure so that you can act quickly. Here's our 10 first aid steps for someone that has a convulsive seizure.

MYTH 4: Epilepsy is rare

FACT 4: Epilepsy is anything but rare, over 500,000 people in the UK have epilepsy. That’s about one in every 100 people. There are also around 60 million people with epilepsy in the world. Anyone can develop epilepsy, it happens in all ages, races and social classes.

MYTH 5: The only side effects of a seizure are tiredness and being confused

FACT 5: Having epilepsy can affect people in different ways. Knowing that a person ‘has epilepsy’ does not tell you very much about what happens for them or how epilepsy affects them. For example, some people may have problems with sleep or memory and for some people epilepsy may affect their mental health.

There are several prize giveaways for those who comment on each stop in the hop, and I also have my own giveaway. All you have to do is comment on each of these beautiful purple projects along the way.

Here is my card for the hop. I used a die by Spellbinders, along with sentiment by Papertrey Ink (Chalkboard Sentiments), and a stamped image by Stamplorations (Trendy Birds). The sentiment that I chose is both encouraging and a recognition of the strength that so many with epilepsy call upon each day.

In addition to sharing my card, I have my own giveaway as well. I am offering up a $10.00 gift certificate to the DL.Art website: DL.Art.com. Diana has beautiful, dyed ribbon and a large variety of flair buttons for every theme and project. She also offers handmade items for sale as well, and you're sure to find something you like. All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post, and on each stop on the hop by March 31 . I will chose a winner on April 3 and contact them by email.
Thanks for stopping by and supporting the Purple Day hop.

Blog hop list:

Annabel

Darnell

Fikreta

Hetty

Janis

Ike

Kitty

Karen

Lori

Lisa

Mia

Olga

Vicki

Challenges Entered:

Stamplorations March challenge, stamps and nature  or photo prompt

Stamplorations AG challenge, use Stamplorations product

 DL.Art March linky
 CHN March PP challenge
Double Trouble challenge 52, Thing 1: use spring theme and dies, and Thing 3: enter at Bitten by the Bug
Bitten by the Bug Spring Exquinox, die and spring
Word Art Wednesday, uplifting sentiment
SSS Wednesday, AG
Creative Crafters challenge 26, AG
Time Out challenges 158, purple friendship card
Creative Fingers challenge 182
Lost Coast Designs challenge 95, winged things