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`„,. -... . DECLARING NOVEMBER 1996 Y,
NATIONAL EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH
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// _WHEREAS,•Epilepsy, also known, as Seizure Disorder,.,-has afflicted mankind
V since the dawn of our:„species and has been-;recognized, since the earI�.estn
- medical writings;.and , K r
' / WHEREAS; as long agoras,400 B.C.; Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, -
\�\(s.i repudiated ancient beliefs that Epilepsy was a visitation from the Gods �,�
= and sacred-or.-that it was.a curse'flom the'Gods that'people if flict'ed with _ . .�
'_ 'this disorder- held prophetic power-°- Hippocrates?believed'=that, Epilepsy _ , 9.,
✓//Ill . was a'brain disorder; 'and '°
- WHEREAS, a seizure is' a sudden, brief attack of altered consciousness, =•
motor activity or sensory phenomena. It is a sign; that certain brain
cells (neurons) are discharging an excessive--amount.'"of 'electrical ,
impulses, and _
A/d. WHEREAS, Epilepsy can be caused by injury to the brain, lack of oxygen at 7 '
' " birth, brain tumor, infection and brain hemorrhage.. In sixty percent of •�-"-
Nrc the cases, the cause is unknown. -- ,
. 4. WHEREAS, Epilepsy can affect anyone, at any,age and at any time; and =�i
% WHEREAS, more than two million Americans are afflicted-with some t of �<
•77T-rgiEpilepsy. Of this number, 150,000 are Florida residents; and
'- WHEREAS, with the administration of anticonvulsant drugs, two-thirds '..:1,4/..
v (66.66%) of those afflicted with Epilepsy are drug controlled; and
/E- WHEREAS, lack of education about this disorder has contributed to age old - .
myths, superstitions and predjudices; and
F-°: - WHEREAS, the stigma associated with this disorder is sometimes worse than '"• �$
1.�, the disorder itself; and ,\��
`- WHEREAS, people who have Epilepsy make reliable andconscientious workers -4.0"
.? in job performance, productivity, safety, cooperation and attendance; and TiaETZ
`1'' WHEREAS, studies carried out in the United States over the past thirty 30
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years have indicated that of all disabilities, Epilepsy poses the greatest 3
a"" s" barrier to employment with unemployment rates estimated to fall between =:, 9 .
.t,, twenty and twenty-five percent. �-
WHEREAS, Epilepsy should not be a barrier to success. In addition to the
,,,,shi, normal requirements for success, a person who has Epilepsy needs a - i,
supportive environment and employers who are willing to give them an
.�, `it^ opportunity to become productive citizens. sp' ;
•,`: 0,• NOW, THEREFORE, By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Village m�Y'
�y^ Council of the Village of Tequesta, as Mayor, I do hereby declare the
`�. %- Month of November as National Epilepsy Awareness Month in the Village of :3 ..7'.
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Tequesta. _ '
� IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have herewith set my hand and caused the Seal of the
Village of Tequesta to be affixed this 10th day of�Oycyt�o�ber,,6199/6..� r_,
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