My Journey with Epilepsy Tasmania

Social Distancing measures in the face of the COVID-19 threat forced us to cancel our public Purple Day events. Instead, we did a live...

Hannah is a second-year medical student who faces her own medical mystery. A few years ago, she started having uncontrollable and...

After noticing a student having a seizure during a lunch break, Jenni, a teachers assistant, has played a leading role in making sure...

Glenda is the devoted grandmother of seven year old Laila. She was there for her birth and has played a crucial part in her life,...

Jules has been affected by epilepsy since she was a kid and it's just been part of her life for as long as she can remember and she...

Derek had his first seizure at the age of 60 and was diagnosed with epilepsy shortly after. He's a man who loves the outdoors and...

Riley left school wanting to achieve one thing, to join the military. Since he was a child, he wanted to serve his country and did...

Daniel is a father whose seizures were becoming so frequent they were affecting his ability to care for his young daughter. He made the...

Amy is a career-driven, ambitious woman. She was diagnosed with epilepsy 15 years ago but initially refused to believe it. She spent...

In the years she has been at the helm of Epilepsy Tasmania Wendy Groot has seen the full spectrum of effects epilepsy can have on...