How Did John Bramblitt Cope With Severe Epilepsy

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John Bramblitt spent most of his childhood in hospitals, experiencing his first seizure at two and being diagnosed with severe epilepsy. At seven he had his kidney removed and at eleven he suffered more seizures than before, later leading the doctors to diagnose him with Lyme disease. To cope with the constant hospital stays, Bramblitt turned to art. However, as time went on, and Bramblitt’s new treatments began, his seizures increased and both his heart and his breathing to would stop during each episode, causing damage doctors could not repair. During seizures, Bramblitt experienced some hearing loss and a decrease in his ability to see every time. This was due to the excessive attacks to his occipital lobe (the visual processing center

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