I Had a Seizure at 23—Then Surgeons Removed a Third of My Brain

Bogdan Hofbauer

When Josh woke up one morning, his left arm jerking uncontrollably, he didn’t realize his life was about to change forever. “I just assumed it was a vitamin deficiency or a muscle cramp,” the 27-year-old told Newsweek . “I was a pilot at the time, so I asked my doctor to take a conservative approach so it wouldn’t jeopardize my career.” Days later, Josh, then 23, from Chicago, Illinois, would regain consciousness in a hospital bed to learn surgeons had removed almost the entire right frontal‑

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