Chelsea’s Legacy
Julie and Doug Hutchison lost their sixteen–year–old daughter Chelsea on April 19, 2009. She passed away after a seizure in her sleep. Sudden Unexpected Death In Epilepsy, or “SUDEP” affects roughly 1 in 1000 people with epilepsy—1 in 100 with uncontrolled seizures. Chelsea’s story emphasizes the urgency and importance of finding cures for epilepsy. And it also reveals how an amazing family can rise to face epilepsy’s most awful challenge.