Senior presidential adviser David Axelrod and his wife Susan appeared on 60 Minutes yesterday to talk about their family’s 28-year struggle with epilepsy.
Daughter Lauren is one of three million Americans living with the disease. — more than the number of Americans who have Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined. About a third of them don’t respond to treatment.
“Epilepsy is like terrorism of the brain. You don’t know when it’s going to strike, where you’re going to be,” David Axelrod told correspondent Katie Couric.
Axelrod and his wife are part of a movement that is trying to jumpstart research to find a cure. They say the disease is not getting the attention it deserves
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