Family hopes ‘brain pacemaker’ can stop child’s seizures after all else failed

Lori Dreher said doctors had tried "everything" to control her daughter Andi's severe epilepsy - a laundry list of medications, a special diet and a couple of attempted surgical interventions. But none halted the seizures that have left the nine-year-old unable to walk unaided and have stolen her ability to speak more than a few words at a time.