Dee Brown

I’m taking part in Walk for Epilepsy because as a parent of a young adult who has lived with epilepsy since 4 years of age, I see firsthand the impacts this condition has on her daily life and how it becomes more difficult as she moves into adulthood and what she has to navigate every day.  She can’t drive because of her epilepsy, she needs to take daily medications that gives her side effects of feeling irritable and fatigued, she has trouble finding suitable work, she has suffered injuries when having a seizure and it takes days for her to recover from a seizure.  I want my daughter to have the freedom all young people should enjoy, yet I worry every time she leaves the house hoping she won’t have a seizure and if she does that some kind sole will come to her aid.

I want to raise awareness and raise funds that will help provide support to those living with epilepsy such as my daughter and the 250,000 Australia’s just like her.

Please help me by giving whatever you can using the 'Donate' button. The more people that know about the walk, the greater the impact, so please also spread the word by sharing our page with your friends and family. Thank you in advance for your generosity, it means a lot!