my mind my funk show by sitawa wafula

'Epilepsy Does not Define You' ~ Bright Bwayla (Zambia)

Episode Summary

In the first installment, 'Epilepsy does not define you', show host Sitawa is in conversation with Bright Bwayla; a Zambian epilepsy advocate and software engineer. Bright talks about his journey with epilepsy and his innovation (which he came up with after waking up from a seizure and finding people trying to perform an exorcism).

Episode Notes

In the first installment, 'Epilepsy does not define you', show host Sitawa is in conversation with Bright Bwayla; a Zambian epilepsy advocate and software engineer. Bright talks about his journey with epilepsy and his innovation (which he came up with after waking up from a seizure and finding people trying to perform an exorcism). 

For the seven weeks between International Epilepsy Day and Purple Day (Feb 13 - Mar 27 2023) , my mind my funk will share 7 weekly conversations with African/Black men living with epilepsy. The 7 show series is supported by Epilepsy Canada (a Canadian charity that supports research into all aspects of epilepsy). 

Footnotes:

  1. Follow Bright Bwayla on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bright-m-bwalya-921480b2/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/BrightMBwalya) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ryt.bwalya)
  2. World Health Organization Epilepsy Fact Sheet https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/epilepsy
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