Child went from 500 seizures in 10 weeks to none for a year!

During a 10-week period last year, one of the nearly 500 epileptic seizures seven-year-old Brianne Dean had to endure was so violent a 200-lb. firefighter had to hold her down while paramedics attached an IV.

Now, the spunky Calgary girl has been seizure-free for nearly a year, is back in school and taking karate classes, thanks to the superb care available at the Alberta Children's Hospital, says her grateful mom Luann.

"There's no way we can say 'Thank you' enough," the 32-year-old mom said yesterday after the launch of the hospital's annual Miracle Month of May fundraising campaign.

The Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation hopes funds raised through various local businesses and banks this month will help complete the Healing Gardens in the new ACH, scheduled to open this September, and pay for a $4-million magnetoencephalography (MEG) scanner.