Even so, a lot of doctors consider it to be the least-understood chronic medical condition of them all.

HOW TO HELP Epilepsy Foundation Northwest works to ensure that people with seizures are able to participate in all life experiences; and to prevent, control and cure epilepsy through research, education, advocacy and services. For more useful information about epilepsy and the foundation, visit their homepage at www.epilepsynw.org. November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month. EFNW will host a one-day, Women and Epilepsy Conference in Seattle, and an Education Day in Spokane. If you are interested in donating to Epilepsy Foundation Northwest, log on to epilepsynw.kintera.org/donate.

Some may think epilepsy is a contagious disease. Others may associate it with some sort of autism or mental illness.

A non-profit organization, Epilepsy Foundation Northwest, is fighting to dispel those stigmas in very creative ways.

Camp Discovery -- sponsored by Epilepsy Foundation Northwest -- is a camp for kids who have epilepsy.

You will find them swimming, shooting arrows, posing for pictures --just like kids at any other camp.

What makes the camp different is that almost everyone has epileptic seizures, even the counselors.

"It still has a ridiculously strange stigma around it," said Alta Hancock, Associate Director Epilepsy Northwest. "So in many cases, people with epilepsy won't tell anyone else. They keep it a secret. So it's wonderful for them to be around other people who also have epilepsy where they can just be themselves."

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that affects nearly three million children and adults in the U.S.

People living with epilepsy can experience several types of seizures that range from losing consciousness and massive muscle jerks to blank stares.

Epilepsy Foundation Northwest does more than hold summer camp for kids.

It helps educate the public and family members and teaches employers how to create comfortable job environments for people living with epilepsy.