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March 26 will be a Purple Day at CFB Halifax thanks to this dedicated sailor. PO1 Charles Bressette (right), Purple Day founder Cassidy Megan (left), Lyndsay Bressette and Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia (EANS) Executive Director Debbie Tobin at the 2018 EANS Purple Day Gala.
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#CFBHalifax in the Community: PO1 Charles Bressette <\/b><\/h3>\n

By Margaret Conway,<\/strong>
\nCFB Halifax BPAO<\/p>\n

PO1 Charles Bressette has a busy work life at CFB Halifax. Currently employed as a Weapons Engineering Course Director with Naval Fleet School (Atlantic), he manages eight instructors who teach Royal Canadian Navy sailors about communications and radar equipment. In addition to this role, he also teaches the management course required for members promoting to the PO1 rank and is the health promotions representative for Campus Atlantic.<\/p>\n

Outside of work, his high tempo lifestyle doesn\u2019t stop. To feed his passion for health and fitness, PO1 Bressette is involved in a karate group, Halifax World Kanreikai Karate and The Eastern Watchmen lightsaber combat group. And when his wife Lyndsay was diagnosed with epilepsy in December 2016, he added volunteer work with the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia (EANS) to his list of extra-curriculars.<\/p>\n

Epilepsy is a condition of the brain characterized by recurrent seizures, and is a disorder about which PO1 Bressette and wife have been continuously learning. \u201cI have been with Lyndsay for over a decade but she was only formally diagnosed in the last few years,\u201d he explains, speaking about the effects the diagnosis has had on his family. \u201cIt makes life more challenging, and her safety is always on my mind. The medication is expensive and it was difficult to find her employment so it brings financial concerns as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through their membership with EANS, PO1 Bressette and Lyndsay have attended and volunteered at local events, all of which have provided them with valuable education on the help that\u2019s available to families affected by epilepsy. Many of EANS\u2019 larger public events are planned around Purple Day, an international day for epilepsy awareness held annually on March 26. Last year, Lyndsay delivered a speech at the EANS\u2019 Purple Day Gala and they both attended a Purple Day flagraising at Halifax City Hall.<\/p>\n

Now recognized internationally, Purple Day saw its humble beginnings in Nova Scotia in 2008 after its founder, Halifax native Cassidy Megan, became motivated by her own struggles.<\/p>\n

\u201cCassidy is someone I met through EANS,\u201d explains PO1 Bressette. \u201cShe is probably one of the best known advocates for epilepsy awareness and started Purple Day when she was just eight years old. I now consider her a friend and inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n

PO1 Bressette is taking that inspiration as fuel to help spread epilepsy awareness to the Defence community at CFB Halifax. On March 26 during morning colours at 8 a.m., PO1 Bressette, Lyndsay and representatives from EANS will be on-hand to witness a Purple Day flag raising at Base Headquarters (S90). All Defence Team members are welcome to attend. After the flagraising, the representatives will gather in the Stadacona chapel for anyone looking for more information on epilepsy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more education and awareness that happens will assist people in knowing the resources, getting help and reducing stigma,\u201d explains PO1 Bressette, who hails from Honey Harbour, Ontario but has nothing but good things to say about the epilepsy supports available here in Nova Scotia. \u201cIf you, a family member or friend has epilepsy, please reach out for assistance. It is a very difficult illness but Nova Scotia has lots of resources to help including an amazing Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at the QE2. Don\u2019t suffer in silence.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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