JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than 150 people filled the Jacksonville Zoo on Saturday morning, trading a typical weekend outing for a walk with a purpose: raising awareness for epilepsy.
The annual “Walk the Talk,” hosted by Epilepsy Alliance Florida, brought families, friends and supporters together — many wearing purple — to spotlight a condition organizers say affects more than 500,000 people in Florida, the highest prevalence in the country.
The alliance also notes that 1 in 26 Americans will experience epilepsy at some point in their lives…