Voices: Cassidy Megan
Founder of Purple Day for epilepsy worldwide
From: Nova Scotia, Canada
Diagnosed with epilepsy at age 7
“I would like to tell other people with epilepsy to remember that they are NEVER alone.”
Jun
02
Voices: “Mighty” Mike Simmel
Sports entertainer “Mighty” Mike Simmel suffered a seizure at camp as a teen, and later launched a campaign to raise awareness and “bounce out” epilepsy stigma for good
Former Member of the Harlem Wizards professional entertainment basketball team
May
02
Voices: Jessica Keenan-Smith
Founder of LivingWellWithEpilepsy.com
Diagnosed with epilepsy at age 12
- Blogger
“The world is a little smaller now because of social media and we can benefit from that.”
Dec
08
Voices: Joyce Bender
CEO, Bender Consulting
Diagnosed with epilepsy at age 31
- Member and past Chair of Board of Directors of Epilepsy Foundation
- Former Chair of the Board of the American Association of People with Disabilities
