Make a difference on International Epilepsy Awareness Day!
Published: 21/02/2022
A local provider of personalised home and live-in care is encouraging people to mark International Epilepsy Awareness Day next Monday, 14th February.
February 2022
Make a difference on International Epilepsy Awareness Day!
A local provider of personalised home and live-in care is encouraging people to mark International Epilepsy Awareness Day next Monday, 14th February.
Epilepsy is a common condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures. Seizures are bursts of electrical activity in the brain that temporarily affect how it works. They can cause a wide range of symptoms. Epilepsy can start at any age, but usually starts either in childhood or in people over 60.
There are over 600,000 people in the UK with a known diagnosis of epilepsy
That’s about 1 in 103 people. Every week over 600 people are given an epilepsy diagnosis - that’s 87 people each day! Shockingly, there are 21 epilepsy-related deaths every week in the UK.
Jay Patel, Director of Bluebird Care Merton, commented:
“International Epilepsy Day is a special event which promotes awareness of epilepsy in more than 130 countries each year. Every year on the second Monday of February people join together to acknowledge and highlight the problems faced by people with epilepsy, their families and carers.
This is a day for everyone, no matter where you are, no matter how small your group or large your area, no matter whether you focus on the medical or the social aspects of the disease.”
Bluebird Care is encouraging people in the local community to make a difference and to do something to mark the event. Awareness raising ideas can be found at: www.internationalepilepsyday.org
Bluebird Care is a leading, award-winning provider of home and live in care, specialising in working with customers who live with dementia, physical disabilities and many other acute and chronic conditions. Bluebird Care work alongside their customers’ families, social services and the NHS to ensure each person receives the care they need.
Bluebird Care offers a unique service of tailored care visits which range from anything from 45 minutes to full live-in support. As well as personal care they also help with meal preparation, welfare checks, shopping, social trips, visits to the hospital and provide extra support for post-discharge customers.
Find more details about Bluebird Care Merton by calling 020 8687 5745, emailing merton@bluebirdcare.co.uk, or by visiting their website https://www.bluebirdcare.co.uk/merton
