[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 154 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         NATIONAL EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH--GET SEIZURE SMART!

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 30, 2010

  Mrs. EMERSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today and join the Epilepsy 
Foundation in calling for Americans to Get Seizure Smart! this November 
as part of National Epilepsy Awareness Month. More than three million 
American families are affected by epilepsy--over 60,000 Missourians 
have been diagnosed with epilepsy or reoccurring seizures.
  Epilepsy Foundation staff and volunteers are distributing the Get 
Seizure Smart! Quiz across the country this month to raise awareness. 
By taking the online quiz at www.GetSeizureSmart.org, Americans can 
learn about the condition and how to treat it.
  Epilepsy awareness is critically important for public servants. 
Because first responders are often called when someone is having a 
seizure, it's critical they have good information on which to act.
  I commend the Epilepsy Foundation for their 40-year campaign to raise 
awareness and reduce the stigma associated with this condition. I 
encourage my colleagues to learn more about epilepsy and to connect 
with the Epilepsy Foundation in their community.

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