Caleb Keeps Smiling
Caleb was born with bilateral club feet. We knew about the club feet and had a plan in place before he was even born. Caleb had his 1st set of casts on at 5 days old. At 3 months old,…
Personal Stories
A Mother’s Unwavering Love
Matthew's Journey with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Matthew entered the world during a long birth. Intervention was needed, and the use of forceps resulted in a hematoma that thankfully diminished over the weeks following. He was a beautiful, healthy, happy baby and we were sent home with…
Finding Joy in Our LGS Journey
Nyla's Story
While in utero, Nyla had a fetal ovarian cyst that grew to almost 2 inches throughout the pregnancy. The solemn and uncertain look on the doctor’s face when he saw it made my heart sink and I was overcome with…
Our blessed angel – Ayaz
Ayaz was diagnosed with LGS when he was 17 months old, our lives turned upside down knowing he would never reach his milestones. We tried numerous medications and fortunately were able to find some relief with holistic. Then after three…
Finding international support for my LGS loved one
Meet Dominic
My name is Jackie and I am the proud mother of an LGS warrior, Dominic, who is 11 years old. Dominic loves swimming, Legos, Superheroes, playing soccer, and Minecraft. Dominic experienced his first seizure when he was 3 years old….
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Provides Family with Seizure Relief
Olivia's LGS Journey
Our warrior Olivia is 21 years old. Olivia started experiencing seizures just before her second birthday. After over a decade of uncontrolled seizures, we needed help and decided it was time for another opinion. Olivia’s new doctor ordered a complete…
Overcoming Overwhelming Obstacle with the LGS Foundation’s Support
Peter's LGS Journey
After a traumatic birth, Peter seemed super healthy. At 11 months while driving I looked in my rearview mirror and caught a glimpse in his baby mirror of what looked like an eye roll up to the left. I thought…
Our Journey to an LGS Diagnosis
Andrew's LGS Journey
Andrew is our first child. I always point that out because I was in such a different place then. A place where I did not question, I did not really think about what happens when a baby is born with…
Our New Identity: LGS
Emma's LGS Journey
Emma was a few weeks shy of her 17th birthday when she had her first seizure. It all started with 3 tonic-clonic seizures, and by the end of that week, she was having a myriad of seizure types. Emma suffers…
Meet Brock
It was a cold, snowy day, in Jan 2010. Brock was 3 years old when he fell backward, hit his head on the dresser, and began seizing. In the ER, the physicians believed he passed out due to his sugar…