Primary school and secondary school is a tough time for most children. But imagine if, on top of the endless heart break and hormonal drama that is the reality of teenage life, you were suffering from a serious debilitating disorder of the body’s nervous system, where seizures and paralysis are a part of normal, everyday life.

For one child in every primary school and five children in every secondary school across the UK, this is the harsh reality of living with epilepsy. The prospect of a significantly higher mortality rate and potential communication and behavioural problems are also a cruel threat for the 112,000 people aged 25 and under who have the condition.

With purple the symbolic colour used to raise awareness of what is the most common neurological childhood condition in the UK, Young Epilepsy are encouraging the nation to make their very own ‘My Purple Pledge!’ Anything which can turn purple into pounds - from baking purple cupcakes to being sponsored to lie in a bath of blackcurrant juice - now’s the time to create your very own original pledge in time for International Purple Day on the 26th March.