Purple Day helps to put epilepsy in spotlight
NATALIE Morse medically shouldn’t be able to speak, run or play with her friends.
The six-year-old was diagnosed with severe epilepsy four years ago after suffering from a range of seizures during her first two years of life.
Her mum Sally Morse said the diagnosis had allowed the family to take steps towards managing Natalie’s condition.
“It’s horrific to see anyone have a seizure. I’d gotten to 40 and had never seen the inside of an ambulance, and then in one year I rode in 14 of them with Natalie,” she said.
“To see her now with diet treatment, running around and being a child is awesome.”
Mrs Morse will shave her head today in solidarity with her daughter and to raise awareness of the condition ahead of International Purple Day for Epilepsy tomorrow.
“I see the horrible things that Nat has to go through, so it’s just something I can do to say that I’m right there with her,” she said.
To learn more about the condition or to watch Mrs Morse shave her head, visit the Purple Day volunteers at Redlynch Shopping Centre at 2pm today.