Epilepsy
What do Prince, Van Gogh and 2fm’s Rick O’Shea have in common? They all have, or in Van Gogh’s case had, epilepsy. There are 37,000 people living with epilepsy in Ireland. Yet, according to research by Epilepsy Ireland nearly 20% of people if given the choice would not employ someone with epilepsy. 45% of people said they knew someone with epilepsy and 50% of them admitted there is still a stigma amongst the public attached to the condition. Epilepsy is characterized by a tendency to have recurring seizures. For children the stigma and the uncertainty about what is happening can ...
http://www.rte.ie/radio1/today-with-pat-kenny/programmes/2013/0212/367351-today-with-pat-kenny-tuesday-12th-february-2013/?clipid=997912
