More Than Hugs

Thank you for speaking up and sharing your story. So many suffer in silence with this disease.

My brother had seizures from the time he was 18 months old until he was 14 years old. My parents took him to the Cleveland Clinic where they did the most amazing surgery. The part in his brain that gave him the seizures, the doctors removed it. My brother brother is now 27 years old and is seizure free. Our family is grateful to God and to the doctors at the Cleveland Clinic that gave my brother a chance to live life seizure free.
This operation my not be for everyone but if someone else can be helped like my brother, I would urge you to speak to the doctors at the Cleveland Clinic.

Please God, let more and more people be aware of epilepsy. My brother suffered from epilepsy all of his forty four years. The Hidden Disease took his life. A life that lived in the shadows of others due to the unknown and fear of exposing of what he had. I think if you admitted your were a substance abuser you would get more assistance and a stable job! Shame on our society. Yet, let us who know how it feels to have a loved one with epilepsy fully support more awareness. I will continue to do so as my brother has passed but his fight still lives on.

I have a daughter with similiar seizures as Rebecca. We have been through drugs that have not worked and have altered her mood/behavior negatively. We are know on the LGIT diet(similar to Keto). The epilepsy has effected her cognitive and motor skills. I pray that they find something to help our special children.