Purple Hero Challenge March 2025

 G'day everyone

I'm taking on the purple hero challenge to support epilepsy awareness. I am one of the recipient's  who live with epilepsy everyday, this is following a stroke in 2015.

My STORY

One day I woke up just not feeling quite right I didn't know what it was but I knew something was up and it was not going to be good. I immediately called 000 and got the paramedics straight away, that was fine but after their observation they thought nothing off it and gave me some Panadol and said if nothing changes your welcome to call back. I did not know what the signs and symptoms of a stroke was, I'm thinking they did not know either.

However I did call them back, same crew and I had worsened they got me in the ambulance sirens blaring off to the hospital. I didn't even have to wait long at triage from what I remember. I remember going into the anesthetic room where they make you sign a form and put you under and I remember the nurse their saying she is having a major stroke and pointing out the signs. That's as far as I remember.

From there apparently 2-3 days later I woke up in ICU in the Royal Melbourne Hospital, they asked me do I know where I am I said Ballarat Base, nope  I was wrong, I didn't believe them until the day they were able to wheel me out in a chair on to the balcony and I looked outside OK I'm in Melbourne I said. With many tubes still all over me.

I was then informed I would be there for a while to learn to, eat talk, walk and learn about life all over again and hope to regain some memory back, I was there for a good month before they transported me back to the Ballarat base for another week just for reassurance, they wanted me to attend rehab for another month or so but it was agreed I was stronger enough to rehab myself at home which was the best outcome..

I have had public seizures before in a shopping centre as well

To this day I physically struggle on the left and with deafness one ear is better then the other, walking one side is better than the other, but I carry on the best way I can and also since then I've learned about the correct medication I should be on and why for epilepsy and stroke and where to get further information should I need from the GP and epilepsy charities just like the one I supporting for March and if I can keep the page up all year I will as

$5 from each mug sold will be added to my page

$5 from each card sold will be added to my page 

on top of completing the MARCH challenge together I hope we can reach our target then some

Learning to eat all over again after nearly having been fed through a tube nearly a month

Learning to walk around and observe life again in hospital

DONATE HERE

https://www.makemarchpurple.org.au/fundraisers/meganflynn

I'm proudly supporting the Epilepsy Foundation NSW VIC

About the Epilepsy Foundation

https://epilepsyfoundation.org.au/

The Epilepsy Foundation has been working for more than 60 years to support people living with epilepsy in Victoria and New South Wales, providing support and information, and funding research to find a cure.

We use evidence-based practice to stop avoidable deaths, ensure children get a good education, help people get and keep their jobs and help people feel safe and connected. A good understanding of epilepsy is the key to achieving these outcomes.

The Epilepsy Foundation believes no one with epilepsy should go it alone.