"David Jordan was born in Portsmouth
in June 1981. When he was 14 he had a cold
that developed into sinusitis which culminated
in an abscess on the brain which left him
with epilepsy.
Most of the time his epilepsy was under
control but occasionally he had a seizure.
On February 15th 2009 he had a seizure while
waiting on the London Underground for a
train, as a result he was in intensive care
for a week and died unexpectedly on 21st
February 2009 at the age of 27.
David went to university in Portsmouth
and recently had been working in London
with Southwark PCT. He had a love of music,
most years going to the Reading Festival
and Glastonbury.
He had the inner strength, self belief
and confidence to live the life he wanted,
never being held back by his epilepsy. He
was a special young man much loved by his
family and friends, he was known for his
laid back approach, his gentle spirit, tolerance,
humour, generosity and a smile that was
contagious.
We will never forget him, we are immensely
proud of our eldest son and brother to Nick,
this memorial fund will be another way of
keeping his memory alive and it may help
others."
Adam & Sue Jordan, March 2009
Donate to the
David Jordan memorial fund
Epilepsy Research UK would like to thank
Adam and Sue Jordan for their involvement
with us. Our Memorial Funds play an essential
part in funding the charity's's research.
This year, they are supporting Professor
Matthew
Walker's project looking at Potassium
Channels in Epilepsy, which will increase
our understanding of the effect of epilepsy
on the brain, and may potentially open up
an exciting new avenue for epilepsy treatment.
