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Episode 8: Dr Ava Easton - The Encephalitis Society, World Encephalitis Day 22nd February #Red4WED Dr Ava Easton CEO of The Encephalitis Society welcomes us to The Royal Society of Medicine to chat all things Encephalitis. Alecia’s son Ethan almost died, age 3 from Encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain. We discuss the importance of the charity, the effects of Encephalitis & how awareness is key. You probably know someone affected. Please wear red on World Encephalitis Day, 22nd February every year, and share #Red4WED on all the socials! An emotive and educational episode that makes us shed a tear ❤️ Show notes: - Alecia’s sons Encephalitis (A.D.E.M) - What the Encephalitis Society does - What is encephalitis? Inflammation of the brain (the difference to meningitis) - The Immune system Army analogy - What happened to Alecia’s son - Rare is banned! (Encephalitis has a higher incidence rate than motor neurone disease & bacterial meningitis in many countries) - Approximately 6,000 people affected in the UK every year - The necessity for MMR & vaccination - Raising £1million a year in order to function - Opening up conversations about Encephalitis & finding out you do know others affected - The book ‘Brain On Fire’ by Susannah Cahalan - Alecia’s role as an Ambassador for the Charity (working worldwide and the risks involved) - Ambassadors Actor Matthew Bose & Olympian Rebecca Adlington - Ava the Twitter Queen! - World Encephalitis Day, 22nd Feb#Red4WED #worldencephalitisday - Fundraising & raising awareness HELP! - Alecia’s personal thank you to the Encephalitis Society for their care during a very dark time - WEAR RED ON 22nd FEB & Tay all the socials! Episode web links: - https://www.encephalitis.info/ - http://www.worldencephalitisday.org/ - https://www.encephalitis.info/pages/category/wed - https://www.encephalitis.info/faqs/brainonfire - https://twitter.com/encephalitis - https://twitter.com/encephalitisava - https://www.facebook.com/EncephalitisSociety/ - https://instagram.com/the_encephalitis_society_?igshid=1skpckcbxjkh0 Wild Ones Podcast Links: - Website https://www.wildonespodcast.co.uk (https://www.wildonespodcast.co.uk/) - Patreon https://www.patreon.com/join/3482171/signup - Twitter https://twitter.com/wildonespodcast - Instagram https://instagram.com/wildonespodcast - Facebook https://m.facebook.com/wildonespodcast/