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DECLARING
NOVEMBER, 1998
NATIONAL EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH
IN THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
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 Epilepsy was a visitation
from the gods and sacred or that it was a curse from the gods that people afflicted 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 phenomena. It is a sign that
certain brain cells (neurons) aze 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.
In sixty percent of the cases, the cause is unknown, and
WHEREAS, Epilepsy can affect anyone, at any age and at any time, and
WHEREAS, more than two million Americans are afflicted with some type of Epilepsy. Of this number, 150,000 aze Florida
residents, and
WHEREAS, with the administration of anticonvulsant drugs, two thirds (66.66%) of those afflicted with epilepsy are drug
controlled, and
WHEREAS, lack of education about this disorder has contributed to age old myths, superstitions and prejudices, and
WHEREAS, the stigma associated with this disorder is sometimes worse than the disorder itself, and
WHEREAS, people who have Epilepsy make reliable and conscientious workers in job performance, productivity, safety,
cooperation and attendance, and
WHEREAS, studies carried out in the UNITED STATES over the past thirty years have indicated that of all disabilities, Epilepsy
poses the greatest barrier to employment with unemployment rates estimated to fall between twenty and twenty-five percent.
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 IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of the Resolution or Proclamation be sent to the Committee for Epilepsy Awareness,
6670 Royal Palm Blvd., Bldg. K, Apt. 302, Mazgate, Florida 33063-2189.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA,
assembled in regular session this 12th day of November, 1998, that the month of November is hereby proclaimed 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 12°i
day of November, 1998._
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