Epilepsy Abuse and Civil Rights

Epilepsy Abuse and Civil Rights | November 3, 2015

The following letter was written to local Legislators, Health & Human Service Agencies, The Office for Civil Rights and selected members of the President’s Cabinet…

Dear President Obama:

Re: Epilepsy Abuse and Civil Rights

I’m sure you’re aware of the incident when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s nephew was beaten by hospital security in La. while in the throes of a seizure.

Then there’s the Pennsylvania woman who was handcuffed, shackled and restrained during an epileptic seizure because the police suspected her of being on cocaine.

There are hundreds of stories like these in news reports and the media. That, I suppose is good for public awareness. But it’s horrific for the patients’ who are being abused and denied of their civil rights.

Is there no education program about how to recognize the signs of epilepsy for police, first responders and hospital security personnel?

Is there no protocol? It is not part of their job eligibility, training or internships. Not only is that a gross oversight, but it can prove fatal for those who suffer from epilepsy.

We do not need any more lawsuits…we do not want any deaths…all we want is a dose of humanity and our American civil rights.

Please advise.

To reach the Executive Office of the President and its officials click: http://efa.capwiz.com/efa/dbq/officials/agencies/?id=4866&dir=efa&command=depresult&submit.x=3&submit.y=14

For a Congressional Directory, go to: http://efa.capwiz.com/efa/directory/congdir.tt

And the Department of Health & Human Services, plus the Office for Civil Rights can be reached here: http://efa.capwiz.com/efa/dbq/officials/agencies/?id=4185&dir=efa&command=depresult&submit.x=17&submit.y=19

Do your part. Speak up…speak out!

Posted in Epilepsy, News, Tips
Tags: epilepsy abuse, Health & Human Services, Legislators, Office for Civil Rights, President's Cabinet

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I recently had a seizure and fortunately there two nice people there and once I was OK they sent a police officer to see if I was Ok and I told him I waTo view this email as a web page, go here.
mary Jane,

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Thanks mary Jane,

Be Extraordinary, I think oftenttimes times it never enters their minds that it was a seizure I am seriously thinking about getting a medical alert bracelet, so I am not mistaken for being drunk or on drugs. In addition the bracelet should say “Do not take me to a hospital as I will be OK shortly”

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Comment by mary levell — November 3, 2015 @ 4:50 PM

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- Love it. What a mission. What vision!
  
  As you can see — after 35 years as a copywriter and after almost dying (physically, not mentally) — Epilepsy Talk became my mission.
  
  Once my toe was in the water, I dove in and the past five years have been great and very fulfilling.
  
  I hope you can join me and the EpilepsyTalk family on our journeys.
  
  LikeLike
  
  Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — November 3, 2015 @ 5:26 PM
  
  Reply
I love learning anything I can about epilepsy, and Phyllis you are to be commended for taking on this mission.

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Comment by Mary Jane levell — November 3, 2015 @ 9:17 PM

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Oh Mary Jane,

This is what gets me up in the morning and what drives me through the day.

Helping people understand their own condition and, hopefully, educating others.

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Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — November 4, 2015 @ 9:11 AM

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I recently had a seizure and fortunately there two nice people there and once I was OK they sent a police officer to see if I was Ok and I told him I waTo view this email as a web page, go here.
mary Jane,

There’s a great quote from Henry David Thoreau, that I feel really captures the essence of the entire personal growth movement.

That quote is: “I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.”
Steve Jobs echoed a similar sentiment when he said that, “Everything around you was created by people no smarter than you… and you can change it.”

Waking up to this power-the power to consciously direct the course of your life-is a quantum leap in the evolution of your consciousness.

From reactive, to proactive.

From victim, to victor.

It’s exciting, because you realize that you’re not limited by dogma, and that you can defy convention to live a truly extraordinary life.

But there’s a flipside to this “waking up.”

You’re in uncharted territory now.

Taking responsibility for your life offers immense rewards, but also new challenges.

Specifically: now that you know you can change everything… what do you change?

How do you make decisions? How do you know what is really important to you?

How do you find meaning, and serve a purpose that really gives you that deep sense of fulfillment that your soul craves?

And when you find that purpose, how do you bring it into reality?

Well, there’s a process for doing this, and this is what Become Limitless teaches you to do.

You can find out more and enroll in the program here >>>

Become Limitless is Vishen’s first program on the Mindvalley Academy, and it’s our official advanced personal growth program.

It’s an 8-week curriculum that takes you on a step-by-step journey to empower yourself with a new set of tools and unlock your most powerful conscious abilities.
Over the course of the program, you’ll learn how to:
Heal yourself using the power of forgiveness.
Maintain happiness in the now with blissipline.
Create a vision for your future.
Sharpen and use your intuition to guide you.
Bend reality with advanced conscious tools that go beyond visualization.
Rally people around your vision to bring it into reality faster and more magnificently.
You can enroll in the program here >>>

There are many great courses and authors out there, and we publish a lot of them.

But this course is different, because it is Vishen’s personal operating system for living a mission-oriented life.

These are the same operating principles he uses daily, to lead a team of 200 brilliant people from 40 different countries, determined to hack the global education system and bring enlightened ideas to the world.

The same principles that allowed Mindvalley to grow from a bedroom business started from $700, to impacting the lives of millions of people every year, and a valuation of over $100 million dollars.

But it’s not just for entrepreneurs, because that’s just one way to serve your mission. It’s for leaders. For people that want to step up and make some waves, as part of an existing organization, or by starting their own.

So yes, this course is most definitely advanced, but if you are looking to really level up your personal growth… then there is no better program out there to help you navigate this stage of your personal evolution.

If this describes you, you’re in for an amazing journey.

Enroll in the Become Limitless program here >>>

Thanks mary Jane,

Be Extraordinary, I think oftenttimes times it never enters their minds that it was a seizure I am seriously thinking about getting a medical alert bracelet, so I am not mistaken for being drunk or on drugs. In addition the bracelet should say “Do not take me to a hospital as I will be OK shortly”

LikeLike

Comment by mary levell — November 3, 2015 @ 4:50 PM

Love it. What a mission. What vision!

As you can see — after 35 years as a copywriter and after almost dying (physically, not mentally) — Epilepsy Talk became my mission.

Once my toe was in the water, I dove in and the past five years have been great and very fulfilling.

I hope you can join me and the EpilepsyTalk family on our journeys.

LikeLike

Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — November 3, 2015 @ 5:26 PM

I love learning anything I can about epilepsy, and Phyllis you are to be commended for taking on this mission.

Comment by Mary Jane levell — November 3, 2015 @ 9:17 PM

Oh Mary Jane,

This is what gets me up in the morning and what drives me through the day.

Helping people understand their own condition and, hopefully, educating others.

Comment by Phylis Feiner Johnson — November 4, 2015 @ 9:11 AM

Epilepsy Talk