Create awareness, end stigma of epilepsy
India, May 24 -- I had taken my daughter for an art competition. When I informed the person sitting at the enrolment counter that she was an epilepsy patient, he just stared at me. He then suggested that I not let her participate in the competition." Parents of children suffering from epilepsy often hear such comments. This indicates how misunderstood epilepsy, as a condition, is and the lack of awareness around it. The stigmatizing nature of this disease and psychological distress associated with it makes epilepsy more troublesome and a difficult condition to manage. This is mainly because such people also face problems such as discrimination....
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