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;�. , ;:, PROCLAMATION ., ,;
DECLARING NOVEMBER, 2000
i�: AS NATIONAL EPII,EPSY AWARENESS MONTA ,� i
i IN THE VII,LAGE OF TEQUESTA �::, i•;.,
�-, WHEREAS, Epilepsy, also known as Seizure Disorder, has afflicted mankind since the dawn of our
species and has been recognized since the earliest medical writings; and
' WHEREAS, as long as 400 B.C., Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, repudiated ancient beliefs that r
E�ilepsy was a visitation from the gods and sacred or that it was a curse from the gods that people a8licted
with this disorder held prophetic powers. Hippocrates believed that Epilepsy was a brain disorder, and
" WHEREAS, a seizure is a sudden, brief attack of altered consciousness, motor activity or sensory
::, i phenomena. It is a sign that certain brain cells (neurons) are discharging an excessive aznount of electrical
impulses; and
, i =' WHEREAS, Epilepsy can be caused by injury to the b '° I �
rain, lack of oxygen at birth, brain tumor, infection ;, i-„
and brain hemorrhage. In si�ty percent of the cases, the cause is unknown; and _-
WHEREAS, Epilepsy pn affect anyone, at any age and at any time; and
- WHEREAS, more than two million Americans are afllicted with some type of Epilepsy. Of this number, -
150,000 aze Florida residents; and
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_ WHEREAS, with the administration of anticonvulsant drugs, rivo thirds (66.66%) of those afliicted with
Epilepsy aze drug controlled; and '
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' WHEREAS, lack of education about this disorder lias contributed to age old myths, superstitions and
prejud►ces; and
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�'�' WHEREAS, the stigma associated with this disorder is sometimes worse than the disorder itself; and `' '�
WHEREAS, people who have Epilepsy malce reliable and conscientious workers in job performance,
productivity, safety, cooperation and attendance; and
WHEREAS, studies carried out in the LJNITED STATES over the past thiriy years have indicated that of
all disabilities, Epilepsy poses the greatest barrier to employment with unemployment rates estimated to fall
between hventy and twenty-five percent; and
WHEREAS, Epilepsy should not be a barrier to success. In addition to the normai requirements for ��`
success, a person who has Epilepsy needs a supportive envirorunent and employers who are willing to give -� �%
them an opportuniry to become productive citizens.
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=�„� i ,., � NOW, '�HEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE VII.,LAGE COUNCIL OF THE VII.LAGE •; i;;
_ OF TEQUESTA, assembled in regulaz session Uus 16`� day of November, 2000, that the month of
November, 2000, as National Epilepsy Awareness Month in the Village of Tequesta.
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BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIl�IED, that a copy of the Proclamation be sent to the Committee for
- Epilepsy Awareness, 6670 Royal Palm Blvd., Bldg. K, Apt. 302, Margate, Florida 33063-2189. -
�; IN WTTNESS WHEREOF, I have herewith set my hand d� used the S o�Vill 9€"T es
_ be affixed this 16th day of November, 2000.
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