M1 Bank was honored to donate to the Epilepsy Foundation this year.
The Epilepsy Foundation connects the people, data and resources needed to address challenging health problems associated with seizures and the epilepsies. They promotes education, policy and research that will foster measurable and sustainable improvement for all people living with epilepsy.
To lead the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find cures, and save lives.
Only a small fraction of the 3.4 million Americans affected by the epilepsies are directly engaged with the Foundation network. People with epilepsy continue to experience stigma around the condition, and diminished opportunities for education and employment. Health disparities and unequal access to care plague our systems. Federal funds appropriated for epilepsy research lag in comparison to other diseases with far lower prevalence. After decades of new therapy development, we are still controlling the symptoms – the seizures – without modifying the course of the disease or preventing it from happening in those at risk. Year after year, we continue to see our loved ones with epilepsy suffer in myriad ways. Lost opportunities, injuries, depression, hopelessness. We lose loved ones with epilepsy, sometimes far too early.
