LOS ANGELES – Today, in Griffith Park, we participated in the Epilepsy Freedom Walk. The annual event is a fun family stroll in the park, complete with food, games and prizes. While the event is fun, the purpose is serious – to increase awareness about epilepsy and to raise money to continue the fight for freedom from seizures and freedom to succeed.
Epilepsy is more common than many think…
- Nearly three million people in the United States have epilepsy
- Another 200,000 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy this year
- The most common neurological disorder in children is epilepsy
Hundreds of people participated in the event and many more donated to the cause. Rachel Waters did an excellent job assembling a team to support the Hemispherectomy Foundation. To date the team has raised $1,635 (with more than $83,000 raised by the entire event). Rachel’s son Aiden needed a hemispherectomy to control seizures and stop the progression of a diagnosed brain disorder (Sturge-Weber Syndrome).
It’s too late to participate in the walk this year but if you would like to contribute to the cause donations will be accepted online until 5 pm on Saturday, November 28, 2009.
