WASHINGTON, March 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The second annual
National Walk for Epilepsy brought nearly 10,000 people to the National
Mall and raised $1.5 million to help build awareness of epilepsy, eliminate
stigma attached to this condition and to raise much-needed funds. The event
was sponsored by the Epilepsy Foundation and Ortho-McNeil Neurologics.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080329/17897 )
The stars coming out to join in the epilepsy cause included Walk chair,
Greg Grunberg, from NBC's Emmy-nominated ensemble drama, Heroes. Grunberg
came to D.C. with his family, including his son Jake, who has epilepsy.
Alan Faneca, who recently signed with the New York Jets, and helped the
Pittsburgh Steelers win SuperBowl XL, also came out to support the more
than three million people in the U.S. who have epilepsy. Faneca has had the
condition since he was 15.
Joining Faneca and Grunberg was Geoffrey Pope, who helped bring the New
York Giants this year's Super Bowl title. Although Pope doesn't have
epilepsy, his grandmother has experienced seizures. Pope formed his
Gridiron Gang team for the Walk to encourage kids with epilepsy to follow
their dreams. Baltimore Ravens cornerback, Samari Rolle, who was recently
diagnosed with epilepsy, participated in pre-Walk activities, but became
ill just before the Walk and was unable to attend.
"We are ecstatic that this event grew so much from last year," said
Eric Hargis, president and CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation. "This is the
world's largest event dedicated to raising awareness and funds for
epilepsy. This year it brought more people, raised more funds, and
attracted more celebrities. This is fantastic news because it means that we
are bringing epilepsy out of the shadows and making it something that
people are aware of and not afraid to talk about."
For more information about the Walk and to find out more about
epilepsy, visit http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org and
http://www.walkforepilepsy.org.
About Epilepsy:
When a person has two or more unprovoked seizures, they have epilepsy,
which affects 3 million people in the United States and 40 to 50 million
people worldwide. This year, another 200,000 people in our country will be
diagnosed with epilepsy. To date, there is no known cure.
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