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Truth is Stranger than Fiction

July 4, 2019
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I call epilepsy a “stealth disease”, because it’s difficult to imagine how so few people know about a “silent” condition that affects so many.

For example, few people know:

Posted in Epilepsy, Research
Tags: 3 milllion Americans, 50 million worldwide, epilepsy statistics, mortality rate, research underfunded

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About the author

Phylis Feiner Johnson

I've been a professional copywriter for over 35 years. I also had epilepsy for decades. My mission is advocacy; to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. Together, we can make a huge difference. If not changing the world, at least helping each other, with wisdom, compassion and sharing.

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