Sharon (Can't Find My Way Back Home)

Sharon is a patient who had frequent seizures after a car accident.

History
Sharon's daughter, Julie, was at the practice being examined because she was worried that she was fifteen and hadn't yet started to menstruate. Addison examined her and said that starting anywhere between ten and sixteen is normal, so Julie didn't need to worry.

When they went to leave, Sharon had a seizure. Julie immediately jumped into action, making sure she was still breathing. She noted that Sharon had taken her meds late that morning and she had documented it in her notebook.

Amelia hooked her up to a device that would tell them where the seizure activity was occurring. Sharon had been having the seizures for seven years, since a car accident. No treatment since then had helped. Sharon seized and stopped breathing during the scan, but they were able to locate the lesion that caused the seizures.

Amelia suggested a new treatment that could remove the scar tissue so that she wouldn't have seizures anymore. It was risky and had the potential to paralyze her. Sharon said she didn't want the surgery, saying that she and Julie were doing okay with how things are.

Amelia talked to Julie about how things were going and tried to get her to talk to her mom about having the surgery. Addison then talked to Julie and said that with the way she was taking care of her mom, she earned the right to have a say in it. She asked her if it were her choice, what would she want.

Julie went to her mother and said she should have the surgery. She said that she was always scared for her mother and wanted her to take the chance and have the surgery. If something bad happened, they'd deal with it together. She didn't want just ten more years. She wanted more than that. Sharon agreed to have the surgery.

Sharon had the surgery and was stable and awake afterward.

Romantic
She was married until her husband died in the car crash that scarred her brain.

Familial
After her car accident, her daughter started carefully documenting every aspect of her seizures and medical care.