Benjamin P.
Age: 17 Years | Dental Care
condition: Epilepsy
Macy’s Story
Macy was just one year old when she was transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital because she suffered a seizure that lasted over 30 minutes, resulting in her having to be intubated. Later, she had febrile seizures that were outside of normal standards and has since developed epilepsy. Although she is young, Macy has already endured […]
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Aaron’s Story
When you learn the long list of Aaron’s diagnoses, probably the last thing you would expect to hear are the words his mom, Jamie, uses to describe her son: “Aaron is a thriving 9-year-old boy.” But when you meet Aaron in person that is exactly who you will see. Aaron was born with Hypoplastic Left […]
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Brionna’s Story
Brionna’s Epilepsy symptoms started when she was only 6 months old. She has multiple seizure types. Brionna has been fighting a very tough battle not only because of the seizures but also because of the medications she has been on to try to control them. But Brionna is a strong and spunky little girl – […]
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Gaige’s Story
Stopping Gaige’s Seizures If he stayed up late, Gaige had a seizure. When he got too excited about an upcoming family event, the arrival of Christmas or his birthday, he had a seizure. If he exerted himself while playing basketball, he had a seizure. When the seizures started at 3 years old, Gaige had a […]
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Kaylin’s Story
It’s hard to believe that life can be complicated when you are only 4-months old. But it can be. That’s when Kaylin Williams first began having seizures. Within a month, she had developed a second type of seizure. What followed was a year-and-a-half of treatment. During this time, Kaylin also experienced delays in her development […]
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Miracle For Malia
We started noticing seizures at 18 months. She finally was able to see a Neurologist at age 3. Her seizures are in her sleep. She had her first Epilepsy surgery in 2013. That got rid of the old seizures, but everything shifted and brought on new ones. We then tried the VNS. She’s exhausted all […]
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Strongest Little Girl
In 2011, we adopted our daughter, Rae, from China. She was part of the special needs program through our agency. When we chose to do special needs adoption, we knew how good Children’s Hospital was, and that they would help us with whatever needs our daughter may have. Little did we know how special Children’s […]
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Jacob’s Story
Jacob was born on October 21st, 2011. Around 10 months I started noticing that he wasn’t acting right and right away I made a doctors appointment, the doctors referred us to Nationwide Children’s. Right away they started doing some tests, blood work, MRI and EEG. When tests came back the Neurology doctor came in and […]
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Mighty Mason
In January of 2014, Mason (3), was recovering from the stomach flu. It wasn’t until our efforts to treat dehydration symptoms were unsuccessful that we became concerned. A trip to his pediatrician lead to an EEG which landed us in the Neurology department at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. At this time, Mason was diagnosed with Partial […]
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