EACH COMPLETED SERIES HAS 12 PAINTINGS
#1 ANGELMAN
Angelman syndrome is a condition caused by a change in a gene, called a
genetic change. Angelman syndrome causes delayed development, problems
with speech and balance, mental disability, and, sometimes, seizures.
#1 50,000 DEATHS
According to the Epilepsy Foundation epilepsy causes more deaths than Breast Cancer does, but because “sex sells” breast cancer has more awareness than any other medical condition. In the US alone each year epilepsy causes 50,000 deaths and Breast Cancer causes 40,000 deaths. There are no T-shirts saying I used to have epilepsy because epilepsy is not curable.
#8 EPILEPSY WARRIORS
Here is a painting for us to share showing the public just how many of us are out there. According to the Epilepsy Foundation there are 65 million people living with epilepsy around the world.
Instead of saying “one of millions” I did a play off ONE IN A MILLION by saying “one in millions”.
#1 OBSTACLE
We need to see epilepsy as an obstacle to overcome instead of
seeing it as a barrier stopping us from living our lives to their fullest.
This painting shows people using labels for us which should be used. Epileptics groups us
by our medical condition and the word still carries a lot of the stigma with it because of what was done to “epileptics” in the past. We are not cursed or possessed, mentally ill, insane, burdens,
and we defiantly are not faking which some think we would do just to get attention.
#1 MYOCLONIC
Myoclonic seizures a sudden jerking for no apparent reason they can just be one jerk or respective. If you ever had a time when you were sleeping and got waken by a sudden feeling like you were fall causing your arm and legs to move to catch yourself, that was a myoclonic reaction, but not a seizure, My Myoclonic seizure activity was always during my sleep and I am still on medicine for it. They did not wake me up, but my wife could feel the movement of the mattress.
#8 OUT OF SIGHT
#1 HOPE
While living with epilepsy ourselves we can reach out and
Help Other People with Epilepsy H.O.P.E. because we are
a worldwide community of 65 million people all living with it
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