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Toronto Star
26-04-2025
- General
- Toronto Star
How these puppet masters are using children's theatre to ‘change the world' — one tough topic at a time
The duo was fine-tuning their act for a pair of workshops at St. Eugene Catholic School in Etobicoke, where students would soon learn about Purple Day — also known as Epilepsy Awareness Day.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Pita Way in DeWitt to host ‘Epilepsy Awareness Day' fundraiser
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – March 26 marks 'Purple Day,' also known as 'Epilepsy Awareness Day,' a global initiative to raise awareness about the condition and support people who deal with it daily. Epilepsy is the general term for a variety of neurological conditions characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. According to the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan, it's the fourth most common neurological disorder in the United States, and nearly 4% of Americans will develop it at some point in their lives. There's a fundraiser happening Wednesday at Pita Way in DeWitt – 13070 Old U.S. 27 – from 4 p.m.- 9 p.m. The restaurant will donate 20% of its sales to the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan. 6 News anchors Jorma Duran and Megan Viecelli talked with Emily Romblom to learn more about epilepsy and Wednesday's fundraiser. Read Romblom's essay, 'Seizing the Moment' below: Seizing-The-MomentDownload Click here to learn how to help someone having a seizure. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Rockford family honors late woman and her unborn daughter through organ donation
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Last November, Ashley Russell was celebrating her birthday and anticipating the arrival of her first child when the unthinkable happened. 'We got the call from her boyfriend that she had a seizure and she was not coming out of it,' said Russell's mother, Anne Moorman. Russell, who suffered from epilepsy, underwent emergency surgery to save her unborn daughter a few hours later, but the prognosis was dire. 'We came back to the hospital and we decided to let her go so she could be at peace,' Moorman said. Russell was 31 years old. Her daughter, Tilly, passed 10 days later. On Tuesday, at UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, a flag was raised in honor of the two, their organs and tissues donated, something Moorman said was dear to Russell's heart. Russell worked at OSF Saint Anthony. 'There are just so many people that need, not just the organs, but they are doing research with the tissue,' said Moorman. 'Even one child, one family to join. Another birthday, another celebration, another day with your family. It's so important. That would make me feel better. I think my family feel better.' March 26th is Epilepsy Awareness Day and the family encourages others to volunteer, donate, or simply wear purple in support of the cause. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
