Every Two Hours, This 16-Year-Old Needs to Be Told What Day It Is

Dozens of Seizures

Moments after they left the parking lot, she began to convulse in the backseat. Ms. Horner watched in horror as her daughter lost control of her body, seizing over and over again. She turned the car around and sped back to the hospital…

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