Get to know me
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Hi, My name is Hattie and I am 23 years old. I live in the UK and run a small business called Purpledayss to try and help raise money and spread awareness for the Epilepsy community. I was diagnosed with Epilepsy when I was 16 and it effected my life and mental health massively. Read more to get to know my story and goals for Purpledayss.
Get to know my story
I was 14 years old on my way to dance class when I had my first seizure. It took the doctors 2 years to finally diagnose me with epilepsy. this effected me in a lot of ways I suddenly felt very isolated at school and struggled a lot academically which is when I got diagnosed with a learning disability from the epilepsy. I started to realise I needed a lot more support and my independence was taken away from me. I noticed how harsh the world was when they realise you have a disability and my mental health really suffered.
​​When coronavirus hit the UK in 2019 and we went into lockdown, I started creating some videos relating to my epilepsy and I noticed that a lot of people wanted more information. I enjoyed answering questions and helping people with my friendly advice from past experiences. (I am not a professional). Some of my videos slowly started to go viral and people were interested in my story. This is when I thought it would be a good idea to start talking about my journey with epilepsy and spreading awareness for it. Things started to grow via all my social medias and I decided that It would be a good idea to create this safe space for all people with epilepsy which I wish I would of had.
My goals for this small business are to raise money and spread awareness wherever and whenever I can. As the numbers on my followers kept going up I was being contacted by more companies and brands that wanted to hear more about my story. I want Purpledayss to simply help people so that no one will ever feel the way I felt at 14. I want everyone with Epilepsy to feel accepted and to be proud of who they are. We are all warriors and the Epilepsy community deserves to be heard more!
Get to know my goals
I set up this website when I was 21 when I realised there was a gap in the market for fashionable epilepsy merchandise. I wanted to create stylish merch that anyone could wear to represent, spread awareness and raise money for the epilepsy community. I wanted to create different ranges and styles to fit all sizes and ages to make everyone feel comfortable and confident when going through a tough time. I wanted to create it so that family and friends could also purchase and wear it too support. I wanted people to recognise the merch and be able to feel less alone and make friends as epilepsy is a hidden disability, and to just simply help support the epilepsy community more buy raising money for more medical research.