A Scots artist who once had 25 seizures a week has donated her paintings to medics who performed life-changing surgery on her brain.Helen Butler, who suffers from epilepsy, has been able to live an independent life after she went into theatre at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QUEH) in Glasgow in 2018.
The 42-year-old channelled her stress into creativity and began painting a month after surgeons removed the hippocampus and the right temporal lobe of her brain to help control her tremors.Four years later, she is now seizure-free and has even been able to pass her driving test.
And as a thank you to the neurology department, she has donated a number of her pieces to the hospital to show her gratitude for the treatment she received.Helen said: “I cannot thank the neurology department at the QEUH enough for the treatment and care they provided for me.
I had the surgery in 2018 and I am now four years seizure free and one year medication free. "I used to have up to 25 seizures a week and now I have passed my driving test.
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