Not many people know that March 26th is EPILEPSY AWARENESS DAY! Tiffany Kairos and everyone else with epilepsy knows. That is the day we walk through Washington, D.C. asking everyone to be more aware to epilepsy. The National Walk for Epilepsy was a dream for Tiffany to attend.
Tiffany had her first seizure when she was sixteen. When she turned twenty-two, Tiffany finally was officially diagnosed with epilepsy after having uncontrolled Grand Mal, Absence, and Complex Partial seizures.
More information on different types of seizures:
http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/guide/types-of-seizures-their-symptoms
The year Tiffany planned her trip to walk in Washington, D.C., she found herself making a trip to the hospital instead. She started having multiple back to back seizures and ended up in ICU. Having Chris, a strong and loving husband, helped her recover in time to make it to the walk. He also was there with her every step. Tiffany wrote this,
"Sometimes when we think things are falling apart, sometimes things are in actuality falling exactly into place. Epilepsy is without question a difficult challenge. Yet, I'm thankful for all that it has taught me and continues to teach me each day. Educating and advocating for this cause that I live with is something that I love to do and I plan to do so long as I live until a cure can be found for us all. We are in this together. "
Tiffany started TEN, The Epilepsy Network. She uses TEN to spread Epilepsy Awareness and to give information to keep everyone up to date. The Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio: Cleveland, Ohio: and Dayton, Ohio along with the Governor of North Carolina declared the month of November as
Epilepsy Awareness Month. They received a letter from Tiffany asking them to bring awareness to epilepsy.Tiffany Kairos is one of my HEROES. Thank you for all you have done for EPILEPSY AWARENESS!!
