A schoolgirl who cares for her brain-damaged sibling has been recognised with a national award. Cheyenne McLaughlin helps wash, feed and dress her six-year-old sister Caitlin who suffered a stroke... read more →
Dressed in blue, the disabled boy lies listlessly on the pavement in Mumbai, his ankle tethered with rope to a bus stop. Following its release last month, the picture of... read more →
Last May, 18-year old Rachel Vella underwent a world-first epilepsy surgery. Innovative technology allowed surgeons to remove a very small part of her brain tissue that had been causing her... read more →
A five-year-old boy who underwent miracle brain surgery has had his life ‘completely turned around’ since the invasive operation almost two years ago. Thomas Cotton, from Great Whelnetham, was suffering... read more →
Until November, Savannah Curtis of Brooksville was a typical 9-year-old who excelled in school, enjoyed playing outdoors and kept close watch on her younger brother who has severe autism. “She... read more →
A student with epilepsy had been stuck on an NHS waiting list for a shower to be installed at his home for months when he suffered a seizure and drowned in... read more →
A family had their reservation at a Best Western in Baton Rouge, LA cancelled when they told the hotel that their epileptic son's service dog would be joining them. Thirteen-year-old... read more →
On June 18, neurosurgeons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham implanted a new type of electrical stimulator to control seizures in patients with difficult-to-control epilepsy. It marked the first... read more →
Beth Collins of Fairfax, one of two Northern Virginia mothers who have moved to Colorado to obtain medical marijuana oil for her daughter with epilepsy, is continuing the effort by... read more →
A harrowing medical decision for the parents of a local toddler. They agreed to surgery to remove parts of their daughter's brain, to spare her from damaging seizures. The Rocky... read more →