Advocating for Nicholas.(parents of epileptic child become advocates for epilepsy care)

From: The Exceptional Parent | Date: February 1, 2001| Author: Spivey, J. Carlisle | Copyright information

Nicholas Bush's parents, Melinda and Jeff, were not surprised when he, the younger of their two sons, was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of three. He had been born prematurely--at only 24 weeks--and a couple days latter had experienced bilateral grade four brain hemorrhages. Besides causing mild cerebral palsy, damage to his optic nerve, and the need for a ventriculperitoneal shunt, the hemorrhages put Nicholas at increased risk for seizures. From that time on, his parents and ...

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