Young boy, smiling in hospital with electrodes stuck to his head for an EEG.

Help a child in crisis this Christmas

Every pound you donate this Christmas is worth double

Donate via the Big Give today

You can help a child newly diagnosed with epilepsy.

This Christmas we’ve teamed up once again with the Big Give Campaign so that children and their families can get the vital support they need, when they need it most.    

Every pound you donate via the Big Give website between 2 and 9 December is worth DOUBLE! That’s double your impact.  

Epilepsy is frightening and your world falls apart. Families desperately need support.   

"I was in a constant state of anxiety. Seeing my 3 year old boy have a seizure was terrifying and changed our lives forever.

Please help families like mine at a time of crisis. We need information. We need support. We need hope."

- Jo, parent of children with epilepsy

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Watch Jo in this short video. She bravely shares more about her children’s epilepsy diagnosis and why your donation would mean so much to her family this Christmas. 

Your donation is worth DOUBLE!

Donate via the Big Give today

Every pound you donate this Christmas will be matched by a Young Epilepsy supporter. That’s double your impact. 

Families desperately need support following a diagnosis of epilepsy   

When a child is diagnosed with epilepsy, everything changes. Their world falls apart. Families feel frightened, lonely and overwhelmed.    

For Jo’s family, it began when her son Rafferty was diagnosed at just three years old.  

"We were blue lighted to hospital. I was convinced Rafferty was going to die. To this day seizures fill me with fear.

We felt lost when we got an epilepsy diagnosis. You are told a huge, life-changing diagnosis. Then you’re left to your own devices.

It’s scary and it’s lonely."

- Jo, Rafferty's mum

The Big Give is the UK’s biggest match funding campaign. Every donation you make will be DOUBLED between the 2nd and 9th December. Your donation will help ensure children and young people diagnosed with epilepsy get the vital support they need when they need it most.   

How your donation can help

How your donation can help

Donate £75 and we’ll get £150

This could provide five online group sessions, helping young people to understand their epilepsy and connect with others living with the condition.

Nearly every hour in the UK, another young life is thrown into crisis 

Every time another child or young person is diagnosed with epilepsy, their life is turned upside down. Yet too often, families are left to navigate this life-changing diagnosis alone.  

Families feel frightened, lonely and overwhelmed following an epilepsy diagnosis. Knowing they have a long-term health condition causes emotional turmoil that no child should have to face alone. Often families cannot access the support they need at this crucial time. They need help. They need information. They need hope.  

Young boy standing in hospital corridor with EEG electrodes on his head

Every pound you donate will be worth DOUBLE

You can help a child and their family get the urgent support they need at a time of crisis. 

Donate via the Big Give today

You can help families like Jo’s at a time of crisis 

Seven months after Rafferty’s diagnosis, Jo’s older son, Fin experienced a similar seizure. The shock was devastating. 

"It totally floored me.  I was so panicked. I had such vivid images of Rafferty’s first seizure. 

I felt like we were just kind of getting our heads around things and accepting Rafferty’s diagnosis. And then this was happening, it felt like all over again."

- Jo, parent of children with epilepsy

No family alone after diagnosis   

"Epilepsy has a significant effect on day-to-day life. As a parent, you want to fix that but it’s not in our power to fix it. It leaves you feeling so helpless.   

I was in a constant state of panic. I couldn’t go out. I desperately wanted to help my children to have the same experiences as everyone else. But we didn’t get any support. We felt completely lost until we found Young Epilepsy."    

- Jo, parent of children with epilepsy