Letter to the editor: Kern

Letter to the editor:

My son Caleb Kern was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was nine months old in March of 1991. Since then he has had different types of seizures and has been tried on multiple seizure medications to try and control them. We do not know what the cause of his seizures are. He has had a pilocytic astrocytoma tumor in his left temporal lobe, so he has endured a brain tumor resection in March of 2009, totally separate of his epilepsy. He has lost three years of his memory and struggled with many learning difficulties, so school has been a struggle. Caleb has been in the hospital several times to see the extent and how often he seizes. He was hospitalized for seven days in May 2010 to find the areas of his brain where his seizures start. He has two starters and could have surgery on one side but that still would not control them. So we decided to wait and try the Ketogenic Diet to control or stop his seizures for two-three years.

Caleb, as a team captain, along with his team will be walking in the Stroll for Epilepsy August 9, 2012 at the Eagles Club in Rochester to benefit people affected by seizures. All donations that Caleb raises go to the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota. The proceeds from this event will go to programs that help educate, connect, and empower people affected by seizures. Dollars raised in each community stay in that community to provide awareness. Please sponsor Caleb Kern’s challenging course by donating to sponsor his team.

Checks can be sent to Epilepsy Foundation of MN or mail them to Caleb Kern at 307 5th St. NW, Kasson, MN 55944. You can also give at his garage sale fundraiser selling snow cones, cookies, pop and pearl bead crafts, or in cans placed in different stores in Kasson marked “Stroll for Epilepsy for Caleb Kern.”

            Thank you for your support,
              Caleb Kern & his family
            634-7907