Unphased: A Teenage Girl's Experience With Phase 2 Epilepsy Surgery and Her Mother's Related (Albeit Neurotic) Ramblings

Who would have known when Frances was diagnosed with a brain injury on the day she was born that 16 years later she’d be in the hospital to have part of that brain removed? Inspired by a dearth of personal accounts of phase 2 epilepsy surgery, Unphased follows one family’s journey, oscillating between the process that led up to and through this rare and frightening procedure (especially in pediatric patients), and a brief telling of Frances's story. Her spunky personality, complete with spot-on comedic timing and tenacity despite social and academic challenges, shines through in her mother’s account and Frances’s own frank contributions. Her unfazed spirit is unmistakable. Read more