Epilepsy Alarms

Wow! Some powerful stuff and a beautiful bond between two sisters.

Epilepsy Society is calling for warnings to be placed ahead of social media content that could cause seizures.
Dietician Sophie Harries who suffers from photosensitive epilepsy says, "For a 15-year-old today it is an absolute minefield. Young people are permanently on social media with friendship groups."
What are your thoughts?

We're hopping closer to the Easter Bank Holidays! Please take a look at our opening hours and dispatch times below.
***If you have an Epicare device which is monitored by Epilepsy Alarms, the emergency response centre is open 24/7***
Brio & Alert-It: Please order by 12pm on Wednesday 17th April for next working day delivery (UK mainland)
... Epi-care & Em-fit: Please note, as these devices come directly from the manufacturers, we can't guarantee delivery before the bank holiday.
Admin Office: We close on Thursday 18th April 5pm until Tuesday 23rd April 9am.
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Teagan Appleby to have confiscated medical cannabis returned http://ow.ly/Qse830opRtH #epilepsy #seizures #teganappleby #cannabisoil

A ketogenic diet can be extremely beneficial, especially for children who aren't responding well to medication. It should be exercised with care, and it's important to carry out some research beforehand to understand how it works. You can find more information on the Epilepsy Society website.
Check out this video by Mind over Munch, that should give you some organisational inspiration!

Iconic musician and songwriter, Prince, suffered from epilepsy, and although he rarely ever discussed this publicly, he praised his parents for doing the best they could with the limited education and information they had at the time. Prince was born in 1958

In support of international #PurpleDay we've been running a promotion for the duration of March. There's still time to buy! End date is March 31st.
If you need any help or have any questions, please give us a call or an e-mail and we'll be more than happy to assist you.

The administration office is now closed, but we'll be back in on Thursday 27th, Friday 28th and Monday 31st December.
We hope you have a lovely Christmas!

Severn bridges: Final day of at least 800 years of tolls https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46539 168 #severnbridge #severncrossing #wales #england #riversevern #telecare24

Amazing job Ben! Well done. Lad 8, steers car to safety after mum has seizure http://ow.ly/xtsa30mUwbw #seizure #epilepsy #blackout #braveheart #epilepsyalarms #seizures #epileptic #essex #tonicclonic #absenceseizure

Girl, 4, saves mum with 999 ambulance call - BBC News http://ow.ly/NsFX30mPjqp #kaitlynwright #seizures #epilepsy #quickthinking #dorset

We have raised £355 for BBC Children in Need this year! #epilepsy #seizures #childreninneed #bbc #brio #epilepsyinchildren

If you're in CARDIFF, this Friday 16th November, a swabbing event is taking place at the Wales vs Denmark match.
This is for the #MarrowForMarley campaign.
Marley is a 6-year-old boy who was recently diagnosed with a rare condition called Aplastic Anaemia. He needs a bone marrow transplant to save his life and hasn't yet found a match.
... If you're heading to the game on Friday, take a few minutes of your time to be swabbed and potentially save the life of this young boy.
Further details below...
#WorldKindnessDay
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Epilepsy: ‘I’m not daydreaming Miss, I’m having a seizure’ http://ow.ly/4oN630mx0iU #OliviaSalvati #epilepsy #seizures #youngepilepsy #epilepsyaction #brio

Medical cannabis is available on the NHS from TODAY https://dailym.ai/2PvKgXq #cannabisoil #epilespsy #seizures

Mother says cannabis oil has been saviour for epileptic son Alfie http://ow.ly/HJUO30msHIW #alfiedingley #seizures #epilepsy #seizurefree #cannabisoil

Alfie Dingley ‘amazingly well’ after cannabis treatment http://ow.ly/sS7J30moFFN #alfiedingley

Cannabis oil could give epileptic girl, 9, ‘a whole new life’ http://ow.ly/S2DK30meWnB #epilepsy #cannabisoil #teaganappleby #seizures #brio