Thousands raised in memory of Bromsgrove man with epilepsy

Pete Harris has raised more than £7,000 in memory of his brother Matt Harris, 33, from Bromsgrove, who died in 2021 from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). Matt had lived with seizures for nearly 20 years but was not diagnosed with epilepsy until five years after his first seizures at age 14. Pete said the grief “never really goes away,” and described how Matt’s fits worsened toward his death, typically at night. After seizures, Matt struggled to eat for days and missed work, affecting his mental health. SUDEP affects about one in 1,000 people with epilepsy annually and can involve nocturnal seizure signs. Just three weeks after Matt’s death, the family went on a holiday already booked.