[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 52 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SEIZURE SMART AND EPILEPSY AWARENESS

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2012

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the millions 
who live with seizures and deserve to be able to live, work, learn and 
play safely in their own communities. On April 3, representatives from 
around the country will be here on Capitol Hill meeting with our staff 
about epilepsy and what it's like to live with this condition, which is 
the 3rd most prevalent neurological condition and yet has no cure. 
While I hope that research will one day result in a cure, we can do 
something very meaningful now--we can help school personnel know what 
to do when a child has a seizure in school. We can help employers know 
how to help an employee in the workforce when he or she has a seizure, 
and communities can learn to help keep both children and adults safe 
wherever they go by having trained first-responders. Many great 
programs have been developed and implemented over the years to help 
educate our communities and teach them how to be ``Seizure Smart.'' 
Together, with the help of a united public awareness campaign, we can 
help everyone to become seizure smart. We need to educate everyone 
about epilepsy and help everyone to know what to do when someone has a 
seizure. When individuals from the Epilepsy Foundation come by to see 
your office on April 3, tell them that you are getting Seizure Smart 
and offer your support to House Resolution 298.

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