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November 2020

National Epilepsy Awareness Month

November 1, 2020 @ 12:00 AM - November 30, 2020 @ 11:59 PM CDT
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An event every year that begins at 12:00 AM on day 1 of November, repeating indefinitely

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, 1 in 10 people will experience a seizure throughout their life, and 1 in 26 will develop epilepsy. Epilepsy can affect anyone with a brain. According to the World Health Organization, epilepsy is the most common serious brain disorder worldwide with no age, racial, social class, national or geographic boundaries. Public misunderstanding about epilepsy causes social challenges like bullying, discrimination, and depression. People don't want to talk about it, but…

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