Teen Takes Risk on a Cure
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Lance is an Indianapolis teen who was diagnosed with hemophilia and epilepsy when he was but 5 days old. On November 9, 2006, he was wheeled into an operating room at Cleveland Clinic, and his life was about to change forever! His journey with its struggles through victories with laughter and disappointments with tears was sustained by unrelenting support from his family. To meet and unveil this courageous young man, and read more about his battle, Read Lance's story.
Lance’s Journey
The following link will take you along several brief, but very graphic videos of some of Lance’s landmarks before surgery (courtesy of USA Today) These defining moments belong only to him, as he had to cross some of them unaccompanied. Click on the following link, and Lance will take you on a personal tour, with the opportunity to view the WADA procedure, intracranial evaluation with subdural electrodes, brain mapping, and finally the surgery.
> Watch video about Lance
Meet Lance On The Other Side
Lance remains seizure free, reminiscing about the past but hopeful for the future. Now, says his mother, Michelle, "there is a confidence level I see in him that I haven't seen in a very long time. I see him laughing a lot more, smiling a lot more. … He's just happier."
> Read more about Lance's story
New Worlds
Cleveland Clinic Magazine
Jenna Carman used to struggle with homework, and her mother, Denise, and father, Jeff, feared she would never experience a teenage rite of passage: driving. Now, homework takes half as long, and Jenna is almost ready for her learner’s permit.
Before her surgery, Anne Crawford had up to 15 seizures a day. Nine years after surgery, she is seizure-free and taking no medications.
Josie Wathan used to have hundreds of seizures each day, and she couldn’t walk. Surgery has led to new steps for her; now she can dance, swim and run.
> Read full article about seizure treatment
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It was really difficult to give up my independence
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"And the Gift Goes On!"
Grant Osborne Gives Back!
Video aired on 10/18/2006 on Cleveland’s own Channel 19 News
Most people get presents for their birthday. But Grant gives his presents to the Cleveland Clinic - and he has a special reason for doing so! The Cleveland Clinic changed his life: stopped the seizures, and gave him the ability to live like a normal kid. 11 months after surgery, Grant Osborne gives back. So he brought all his birthday presents this year in the hospital, to kids who are in the Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.
> Read more of Grant's story
"We are on the other side, and we know things are good - and we want to share that with other people! We want to let them know that there is hope" - Dana Osborne, Parent Ambassador, Pediatric Epilepsy Support Group
