Since 2003, Thatcher Carr experiences an average of 85 seizures per month. The 46-year-old boat mechanic has a type of epilepsy that causes his muscles to freeze and stop speaking, as if trapped in his own body.
“I was so angry and embarrassed, honestly,” said Carr. “It took so much away from me, even my military career. I was discharged because I was experiencing uncontrollable seizures and left feeling like damaged goods.”