Fri Nov 12, 2021 – 7:07 am EST
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(LifeSiteNews) — An Illinois family whose son suffers an average of 100 seizures per day says his next brain surgery will either give them control of his disorder, or leave him at risk of not being able to talk again.
Elon Marler, 3 years-old, has Dravet Syndrome, a rare and severe form of epilepsy that became apparent when he had his first seizure at 8 months old.
That seizure lasted almost two agonizing hours, and his parents Isabella and Jonathan have been battling the condition with Elon ever since.
When playing, Elon can have up to 100 seizures an hour, taking much of the happiness out of what should be the best time in a child’s life.
His first brain surgery took place on September 28 this year. Elon underwent a corpus callosotomy, splitting his brain two thirds of the way in the hope of slowing down the seizures, but the procedure was unsuccessful.
His distraught parents have opted to try one more time in a second surgery that will see the left and right side of his brain completely severed.
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