Hannah's Survival Story.mpg

A mother with two remarkable kids--a son who stars in the hit TV series "Glee," and a daughter who suffers from a life-threatening seizure disorder--describes her battle to keep her little girl alive. (Video produced by the coauthor of her forthcoming book.)

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• epilepsy
• seizures
• Glee
• Chris Colfer
• survival
• CURE
• Hannah
• Karyn Colfer
• Hannah Colfer
• Paul Levesque
• Andy Parisien
• Alan Autry
• KYNO
• cure epilepsy
• Seizing Every Day

[ThatRomyKate]

This is so moving :( You never really think of what a celebrity's family is like, and what they''ve had to go through. They're such a strong family <3

Anyone know where you can get the book?

[Leveck101]

@ThatRomyKate As soon as the publication date for the book is set, I'll post that info right here.

[bery26]

Very touching story! I'm gonna put my part trying to spread it on twitter

[Leveck101]

@bery26 Thank you--the greater the awareness, the better the chances for increased funding for research into finding a cure.

[HcSillyDOggie]

God this is so sweet and powerful, i love the whole Colfer family like no joke:

Chris- because he just inspirus me every day with what he stands for (and for helping his mom find a cure for his sister)

Hannah- she is so brave for this and is a hero for doing so well to be where she is now

And Their Parents- for helping and surporting both their children, having a daughter with a serious case of epilepsy and a gay son, living in a homophobic town

Well Done Colfers ur amazing and fab;)

[AliLovesU365]

Wow. I have a project for school and i have to choose a disease/disorder and i chose epilepsy. Then i look up chris colfers(i love him) sister and i find out she has epilepsy. I call it fate. Hope there is a cure for epilepsy.

[rozzybby1]

Wow i'm on the verge of tears right now. Bless her heart.

[IKOIRIEY]

i feel so bad! i will help cure epilepsy. bless her.

[lordkayleigh]

awww bless her so much! I am gonna buy that book :) and I now adore Chris even more! But I also admire their family for everything they have done and been through!

[mushergirl]

This is so moving. I knew that she had epilepsy but I hadn't known it was like this. I'm going to go find and buy this book now. It takes so much courage and strength to go through this every day. My best wishes are out for Hannah and all of her family and close friends.

Also, 7:20 I'm assuming Chris drew that as a child...? Because it's completely adorable.

[mait137]

But she does have severe brain damage. I'm a huge fan of Chris and Hannah colfer, and couldn't imagine what this would be like.

[mait137]

I have a sister who is 8 years old, and has just started seizing. They never found out what caused it, and she has been in the hospital for almost 5 months. They thought that she wouldn't make it, but she's alive. You can see some of video's of her I have posted of her in the hospital. They thought that she wouldn't be herself, or be able to talk, or walk or anything again, but she can. It's amazing.

[101animecraze]

I am a big... no HUGE fan of Chris Colfer and I never really thought about his family... or his life... And I knew he had a sister... but now I just i am so shocked how he and his family coped. I hope they all r ok... i mean Chris is such a good brother im sure... I just am so sorry they have to go through tht... Hannah is so pretty and she looks a lot like Chris :)

[SuperNessieCullen1]

Ok as much as I feel for this little girl and her struggle, her mom should NOT have said that she's helping Hannah more "now that Chris is out of the way and I'm not bombarded raising two kids". Way to make the other kid feel like they're just extra work :P