<p>International Epilepsy Day has been celebrated on the second Monday of February since 2015. It provides a platform for people with epilepsy to share their experience and stories from around the world. This year is rather special as it falls on the 14th of February &ndash; St. Valentine&rsquo;s Day. So, we are hoping that many people from around the world will be able to reach out and share a heart and a smile with someone they know in their family, at their school, or in their community who lives with epilepsy.</p>

<p>Perhaps you know someone, but perhaps you don&rsquo;t. Despite the fact that 1 in 22 of us will have a seizure at some point in our lives you may not actually know someone with epilepsy. This is because seizures and epilepsy are often hidden away. There is a lot of misunderstanding about epilepsy all around the world, and many people with epilepsy suffer from isolation and discrimination.</p>