A Porthleven woman, who has epilepsy, is hosting a birthday celebration with a difference. Sophie-Lauren Hodge has organised a Big Eat for national charity Epilepsy Action to celebrate her twenty-first birthday.
Sophie-Lauren will be hosting the event for family and friends at her home on Saturday 11 June. She will invite guests to donate to Epilepsy Action in exchange for a meal.
Sophie-Lauren, 20, said: “I have epilepsy myself but have only just been correctly diagnosed. I want as many people as possible to be aware of epilepsy and how hard it can be to live with. So for my birthday I would like guests to donate to Epilepsy Action instead of giving me presents to help other people with epilepsy get the support and advice they need.”
Sophie-Lauren hopes to raise £100 to help fund the vital advice and information services provided by Epilepsy Action.
For more information about organising a Big Eat for Epilepsy Action, visit www.epilepsy.org.uk/thebigeat
Epilepsy affects one in every 131 people in the UK alone and 75 people are diagnosed with the condition every day. Last year Epilepsy Action directly helped over 845,000 people through a range of services, including its Epilepsy Helpline freephone 0808 800 5050, branch network, specialist nurse scheme and award-winning website, www.epilepsy.org.uk