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2 Brainwave patron and 2FM presenter Rick O’Shea opening the first ever European Epilepsy Day at St Enda’s Primary School Whitefriar St Dublin

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Rebecca Kone (5) and Christopher Hickey (5) from Senior Infants in St Enda’s Primary School, Whitefriar Street Dublin 8 and Rick O’Shea, 2FM, patron of Brainwave, the Irish Epilepsy Association, marked the first European Epilepsy Day which takes place on Valentine’s Day. St Valentine is the patron saint of people with epilepsy and his remains have been kept since 1836 in a shrine in Whitefriar St Carmelite Church.

37,000 people live with epilepsy in Ireland. Brainwave’s ‘Seizure-Aware’ campaign via www.epilepsy.ie marks European Epilepsy Day and aims to explode the myths and remove the stigma surrounding the condition. The campaign focuses on generating more openness and knowledge about epilepsy, improving seizure first aid and addressing care issues for people with epilepsy.

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Uploaded on February 11, 2012
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