An article from our collaborator Irene Tarragó

Perhaps I might be heavy, but I know that it is so necessary to make visible this disease, that I do not mind repeating myself, I beg you to try to ask your city councils to illuminate their facades or monuments in orange, that day: May 24.

If you have access to any media, tell them about your experience, tell them about the mjn-SERAS device, tell them how you live with epilepsy or with a person with epilepsy. We have a voice and they have to listen to us. I am a bit tired of others speaking for me. I know what I carry on my back and who I can turn to, but to tell my feelings, my experiences, my needs… who better than me? So, I insist: let’s leave shame and fears behind and go out in the open to tell and explain what this disease is.
Lighting is a wake-up call. Let people know that we are there, that we are a very diverse group, that there are many types of epilepsy (almost as many as the people who have it).

We have a voice and they have to listen to us.

So, I insist: let’s leave shame and fears behind and go out in the open to tell and explain what this disease is.

This year the National Association of People with Epilepsy –ANPE– has had an extraordinary response from a great number of City Councils, Autonomous Communities, and other organizations that will illuminate their buildings in orange: from the Congress of Deputies to the City of Zaragoza, through the City of Murcia or Leon, as well as the Councils of Las Palmas, Lanzarote and El Hierro; the City of Cartagena, multiple city councils in Madrid, Pamplona and many more. Thank you very much to all of them. If you follow the association’s Facebook page, you can see the number of organizations that have joined us.

You know that we have just gone through elections in Madrid that have left me exhausted. Now begins a new political cycle that will last two years, because in two years we will have elections again. I am not going to comment anything because I do not want to mix this activity with political issues, but I do want to leave my testimony that with epilepsy you can also dedicate yourself to politics…. if you want.

I am sitting at the computer, and behind the screen, I have a window that lets me see outside. I am lucky, because I have a very clear and wide view. I can even see mountains. In the time I have been writing, it has been raining and now, the afternoon sun is shining with that light that appears when the sun emerges after having rained.

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The next Saturday 21st of November at 4 pm, you will be able to know first hand our product: mjn-SERAS.
mjn-SERAS is a healthcare product that sends a warning signal when the risk of epileptic seizures is high, to the affected person and their trusted contacts.

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    mjn-SERAS is a medical device with CE marking according to the European Directive 93/42/EEC and the Royal Decree RD. 1591/2009.
    Contraindications: Do not use the product if you suffer from an infection in the ear canal or if you suffer from a skin lesion in the vicinity of the product's area of influence.
    Considerations: This medical product works with an APP only on Android phones. The results tested are 96% sensitivity and 94% specificity.
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    El próximo sábado 21 de noviembre a las 4 de la tarde, podrás conocer de primera mano nuestro producto: mjn-SERAS.
    mjn-SERAS es un producto sanitario que lanza una señal de aviso cuando el riesgo de crisis de epilepsia es elevado, a la persona afectada y a sus contactos de confianza.

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      mjn-SERAS es un producto sanitario con marcado CE conforme a la Directiva Europea 93/42/EEC y el Real Decreto RD. 1591/2009.
      Contraindicaciones: No usar el producto en caso de padecer una infección en el canal auditivo o en caso de padecer una lesión cutánea en las proximidades del área de influencia del producto.
      Consideraciones: Este producto sanitario funciona con una APP solo en teléfonos Android. Los resultados testeados son 96% de sensibilidad y 94% de especificidad.
      CPSP20103CAT.