As part of National Epilepsy Week in the United Kingdom Epilepsy Action will be holding its first ever Epilepsy Action Radio (EAR) day on Wednesday 18 May, broadcasting live online from 8am until 8pm (British Summer Time, (GMT+1)).
We will be bringing you the very best in radio programmes all about epilepsy, from epilepsy-themed music and chat on our breakfast show, to informative discussions about stigma, employment, healthcare and education.
For more information, and to find out how you can get involved, visit www.epilepsy.org.uk/radio
Highlights include:
- Inside The Music Room – Author William Fiennes shares his favourite passages from his acclaimed novel the Music Room and talks about how the book has allowed him to raise awareness of epilepsy.
- Epilepsy and Women – we take a look at the specific issues that affect women with epilepsy, from puberty and pregnancy to the menopause.
- A Man’s World – Do men talk about their epilepsy? We look at sex, relationships, fatherhood and everything else that comes with being a man with epilepsy.
- Afternoon Phone-In – Your burning questions about epilepsy: call in and talk to staff from Epilepsy Action’s helpline team.
- What’s the Alternative? – When the drugs don’t work, what else is there? Look at the ketogenic diet, as well as less mainstream treatments such as homeopathy.
- Upfront – By young people, for young people. Coping with epilepsy growing up and through your teens.
We hope this innovative way of raising the profile of epilepsy will be heard not only all over the UK but also all over the world.
If you would like to make your members and supporters aware of it by promoting it on your website or any other way we would be really grateful, there should be something of interest to everyone.