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Following a recent reorganization and move to Birmingham, the Epilepsy Foundation of Alabama kicked off Epilepsy Awareness Month with their Annual Purple Pumpkin Walk.

D'Ann Somerall, DNP, FNP-BC, says people tend to look at nursing differently from other professions. In general, they assume that nurses will give bedside care for their entire career.

For epilepsy patients with frequent, often severe seizures that traditional medications fail to control, everyday life can be an ordeal.

"There's a classic saying, and it's true - if you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism. Although some symptoms are commonly found in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), every individual is different.