Blue Goes Purple!

The Blue Circle crew goes purple for the cause. March 26th is "Purple Day"-The Global Day Of Epilepsy Awareness.Purple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. On March 26th annually, people in countries around the world are invited to wear purple and host events in support of epilepsy awareness. Last year, people in dozens of countries on all continents including Antarctica participated in Purple Day!
Purple Day was founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada, with the help of the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia. Cassidy chose the colour purple after the international colour for epilepsy, lavender. The lavender flower is also often associated with solitude, which is representative of the feelings of isolation many people affected by epilepsy and seizure disorders often feel. Cassidy's goal is for people with epilepsy everywhere to know they are not alone. To learn more about Cassidy and Global Purple Day Partners please visit the Purple Day Official Website.

Melisia, who has a close connection to Epilepsy through her cousin Domenic

For Blue Circle, the association with this disease has a couple of personal connections. Both Melisia and myself have family and friends who are affected by this disease and know full well the impact it has on one's life. Epilepsy has many forms which manifest in many ways, some severe, some barely perceptible. Regardless, there are always adverse effects of some sort which impacts not just the individual, but also their family. I have a friend who's child has been diagnosed with Juvenile Epilepsy, and it makes me think of how difficult and concerning this would be for a parent. We worry about our kids at the best of times, let alone fretting over something with which you have no control and for which there is no known cure. For a child, school and the learning process can be affected and for anyone, there may be social stigmas due to the lack of knowledge and understanding by the average person.
So, kudos to the team here at Blue Circle who are involved in the campaign to bring awareness to this disorder and help advance the research to better understand it's causes and find a cure.

Nicole beaming in her purple tee

Troy sports a lighter shade of purple

Sherri on the front line