Sedan elva år tillbaks firas den internationella RLS-dagen den 23 september, den svenske läkaren Karl-Axel Ekboms födelsedag. Dagen instiftades som en hedersbetygelse till Karl-Axel som ”återupptäckte” sjukdomen RLS på 1940-talet. Årets tema är RLS hos barn.
På den europeiska hemsidan www.earls.eu finns bland annat berättelser som våra medlemmar bidragit med. Berättelserna publiceras också i nummer 3 av medlemstidningen Rastlös.
”World RLS Day is a good opportunity to raise awareness of Restless Legs Syndrome and the problems associated with it, together with patients, their families and partners. Together, we want to use World RLS Day to show those affected that they have a disease that has a name and can be treated. It is also important for us to show that you are not alone with the disease, that people talk about it and that you can learn to cope with it. And that self-help can be an important way to manage and overcome the disease. World RLS Day also highlights the many advances that have been made in raising awareness and improving care for people with RLS. But there is still much to be done”.
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www.earls.eu/rls-children
Länk till mer info om Karl-Axel Ekbom
https://www.rlsforbundet.se/wed-forbundet-sorjer-karl-ekbom/