#GetInvolved - Purple Day 2021 - Epilepsy Scotland

On 26 March, tens of thousands of people around the globe will come together physically and digitally, to start conversations about epilepsy, raise awareness of the condition and fundraise. The aim: to make a difference to the lives of people affected by epilepsy.

Created by Cassidy Megan in 2008, Purple Day is an international epilepsy awareness day, motivated by her own challenges with epilepsy.

She introduced the idea of Purple Day to get people talking about the condition, to dispel the myths and inform those with seizures that they aren’t alone.

She decided to use the colour purple because lavender is the recognised international flower of epilepsy. It is said to symbolise isolation and loneliness, often associated with epilepsy.

Over the past 12 years, It has evolved into the global event used to raise awareness of the impact epilepsy can have on people’s lives.