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COMMITTEE FOR EPILEPSY AWARENESS
6670 ROYAL PALM BLVD
BLDG. K APT. 302
NIARGATE, FLORIDA 33063-2189
Jerry Pizaa, Chairman Bill Naulty, Secretary
(954} 984-8319 (561) 798-2798
- /��,�� October, 2002
Dear f ��°� t�
The month of November is "NATIONAL EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH". The
Committee for Epilepsy Awareness would greatly appreciate your assistance in helping
bring about an awareness of this disorder,
Due to lack of correct information and an abundance of misinformation, peaple ai�licted
with Epilepsy have been discriminated against in all walks of life.
It is aur goal to remove the ancient myths, superstitions and prejudices associated with
this disorder and educate people as to what Epilepsy is a.nd what Epilepsy is not.
Enclosed, please find a copy of vwr resolution. If your municipality participates in our
awareness campaign, please send a copy of the resolution or proclamation to:
Jerry Pizza �- Chairman
Committee for Epilepsy Awareness
6670 Roya1 Palm Blvd.
B1dg. K. Apt. 302
Margate, Florida 33063-2189
Thank you in advance for your interest in and concern for people a�icted with Epilepsy.
Sincerely, ..�
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Jerry Pizza
Chairman
P.S. Thanks to your support, last year 330 communities participated in our awareness
campaign.
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' ' � `' DECLARING "�)
��:; !.s OCTOBER, 2002 NATIONAL EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH
� IN THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA —
�„ WHEREAS, Epilepsy, also known as Seizure Disorder. has at�licted mankind since the dawn of our species and has been ,,.,.
recognized since the eazliest medical writings. and
�'� WHEREAS, as long as 400 B.C., Hippocrates, the Father ofMedicine, repudiated ancient beliefs that Epilepsy was a visitation
from the gods and sacred or that it was a curse from the gods that people aftlicted with this disorder held prophetic powers. ,� �/
= Hippocrates believed that Epilepsy was a brain disorder, and
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�, �,, 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 dischazging an excessive amount of electrical impulses, and ''' "�''
��" WHEREAS, Epilepsy can be caused by injury to the brain, lack of oxygen at birth, brain tumor, infection and brain hemorrhage. �' °; �\�
`: , i� � In sixty percent of the cases, the cause is unknown, and
�; WHEREAS, Epilepsy can aftect anyone, at any age and at any time, and
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�' �" WHEREAS, more than two million Americans are afFlicted with some rype of Epilepsy. Of this number, I50,000 are Florida - ��?�
residents. and
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WHEREAS, with the administration of anticomulsant drugs, two thirds (66.66%) of those afflicted with epilepsy are drug • "`
controtled, and e 1 r
WHEREAS, lack of education about this disorder has contributed to age old myths, superstitions and prejudices, and ^�� '
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_ WHEREAS, the stigma associated with this disorder is sometimes worse than the disorder itself, and
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WHEREAS, people who have Epilepsy make reliable and conscientious workers in job performance, productivity, safety, ;
'�� �'- cooperation and attendance, and re•,1 `,'�%�
% i'- WHEREAS, studies carried out in the UNITED STATES over the past thirty years have indicated that ofall disabilities, Epilepsy
�, ; poses the geatest barrier to employment with unemployment rates estimated to fall between twenry and twenty-tive percent. +„ � y
� WHEREAS, Epilepsy should not be a barrier to success. In addition to the normal requirements for success, a person who has '
%' ' Epilepsy needs a supportive environment and employers who are willing to give them an opportunity to become productive '
citizens. � ,, .
BE [T FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of the Resotution or Proclamation be sent to the Committee for Epilepsy Awareness,
�` 6670 Royal Palm Bivd., Bldg. K, Apt. 302, Mazgate, Florida 33063-2189. `'\
— NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE VILLAGE COUIVCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, _
�� �'! ` assembled in regular session this 10 day of October, 2002, that the month of October is hereby prociaimed NATIONAL `:�'� ��
;,, ,,." EPiLEPSY AWARENESS MONTH in the Village of Tequesta ,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have herewith set my hand and caused the Seal of the Village of Tequesta to be affixed this 10
�� � day of October, 2002. ' 1
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