Conceptualized in 2012 with the objective of creating awareness and sensitizing the corporate community and individuals about epilepsy and related issues. The Yellow Epilepsy Valentines Dinner has also become a tool for EEO to raise funds while raising awareness.
This event, communicates the message that epilepsy shouldn’t be seen as an unwanted intruder that has changed how things used to be in our relationships. A majority of epilepsy patients avoid intimate relationships with lifetime partners as they are ashamed of their epilepsy status. They shy away from having partners as they assume that upon declaring their epilepsy status or experiencing a severe epilepsy seizure in the presence of their better half, they will flee, as they will suppose that they are not as capable as other individuals living with epilepsy, or worse, they will genetically pass on the chronic illness to their children. These have led to many people having low self-esteems hence the incapability to commit and openly discuss their daily challenges as people living with epilepsy. As a result, epilepsy become a barrier to achieving lifetime goals, thus increasing the gap between those living with epilepsy and those that are affected.
Therefore, the Epilepsy Yellow Valentines Dinner is aimed at raising eyebrows, provoking discussions about epilepsy and encouraging participation on epilepsy awareness endeavors. Whereas love has always been known to be represented by red and white colors, EEO has been successful in making a major shift by promoting the yellow color as a representation for Valentine’s Day. The color ‘YELLOW’ is associated with joy, happiness, intellect, and energy. Yellow, being the color of sunshine, represent bringing hope to the lives of those affected by epilepsy. The organization use this event to raise funds, while disseminating factual information on epilepsy subsequently neutralizing the stigma and myths surrounding the condition, leading to a more accepting and inclusive society.
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