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Boughton woman goes the extra mile for epilepsy charity

9 October, 2012

A Boughton woman, who had epilepsy when she was a child, is preparing to lace up her running shoes to complete the Bupa Great Birmingham Run. Charlotte Mackaness is taking part to raise funds for national charity Epilepsy Action. The charity provides advice and support to the 600,000 people with epilepsy in the UK.

Charlotte, 36, will join around 15,000 runners in attempting the 13.1 miles through Birmingham on Sunday 21 October. Charlotte has chosen to take part for Epilepsy Action because she had epilepsy when she was a child.

Ballymena mum hosts disco for epilepsy charity

2 October, 2012

A Ballymena woman, whose son has epilepsy, has organised a disco event for charity. Sarah Brolly is hosting the event on Saturday 20 October at the Bridge Bar, Dunloy. Sarah will be raising vital funds for UK-wide charity Epilepsy Action. The charity provides advice and support to the 600,000 people with epilepsy across the UK.

Sarah, who lives in Dunloy, is organising the event because her son Declan, 13, has recently been diagnosed with photosensitive epilepsy. This kind of epilepsy only affects around three per cent of people with epilepsy.

Scarborough man goes the extra mile for epilepsy charity

2 October, 2012

A Scarborough man, who has epilepsy, is preparing to lace up his running shoes to complete the McCain Yorkshire Coast 10k road race. Joel Bailey is taking part to raise funds for national charity Epilepsy Action. The charity provides advice and support to the 600,000 people with epilepsy in the UK.

Joel, 25, will join around 1,000 runners in attempting the 10 kilometre run through along the Scarborough coast on Sunday 28 October. Joel has chosen to take part for Epilepsy Action because he has epilepsy.

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