Purple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. On March 26th annually, people in countries around the world are invited to wear purple and host events in support of epilepsy awareness.

Please wear purple on March 26 to promote epilepsy awareness world-wide. Purple Day is brought to you by Cassidy Megan and the Epilepsy Association of The Maritimes. In the United States of America, Purple Day® is a Registered Trademark of The Anita Kaufmann Foundation.

Invite local doctors, professors or epilepsy advocates to talk about the importance of epilepsy awareness and Purple Day. Host the event for free at a public venue. Be sure to save time for a question/answer forum at the end of your event.

NASA Mission Control wore purple for Purple Day March 26th as well, they then blasted and promoted it all throughout their social media platforms. I always wanted to have Purple Day to be global but I never imagined it would also be celebrated in outer space.

Contact your local or national Politicians and ask them to wear Purple on March 26. Offer to set up an educational display in your workplace or school to promote education about epilepsy and seizures; Ask local businesses to help you promote Purple Day; Share Purple Day information and Epilepsy facts on your Facebook and/or Twitter accounts.

Help spread the word about Purple Day and support epilepsy awareness the week of March 26th. If you have Facebook, change your status in March to read: “On March 26, I’m wearing PURPLE to support EPILEPSY AWARENESS.

Increasing public awareness about epilepsy and advocating for patients and families remains critical for improving the quality of lives for people with epilepsy NOW. Our society often discriminates or creates obstacles for individuals with medical problems, especially those with disorders that are misunderstood.

In a typical case of SUDEP, an otherwise healthy person with active epilepsy dies suddenly, unobserved, while in bed. For this reason, SUDEP reminds some people of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in newborns.

It’s estimated that 1 in 100 people have epilepsy. There are more than 300,000 Canadians living with epilepsy. There are approximately 2.2 million Americans living with epilepsy. Epilepsy is NOT contagious. Epilepsy is NOT a psychological disorder. There is currently no “cure” for epilepsy.

National Association of Epilepsy Centers (Find specialized medical and surgical care for epilepsy in the USA) Health Maintenance Young Epilepsy App to Manage Epilepsy