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Lauren Axelrod spends time with her parents, Susan and David.![Sister Connelly]()
Sister Rosemary Connelly, the executive director of Misercordia, is seen with some of the residents of the Chicago-based home, which cares for people with developmental disabilities.![Lauren With Sister Connelly]()
Sister Rosemary takes Lauren and some friends out for a stroll.![Lauren Paints]()
Lauren, who now lives on her own at Misericordia, enjoys painting in her free time.![White House Painting]()
Lauren's painting of the White House hangs in her father's West Wing office.![Lauren Sings]()
Lauren also likes to sing.![Treadmill]()
Lauren's favorite activity is working out. "I love the treadmill," she said.![Out With the Parents]()
Lauren began taking an anti-convulsant drug known as Keppra about 10 years ago. Her seizures disappeared within days of taking the drug.![Breakfast Time]()
Lauren enjoys healthy eating. She cooks, cleans and has plenty of friends.![On the Dock]()
"I realize that what we gave her was the opportunity to have a life of her own," David Axelrod said, "and it's a wonderful thing."![Green Dress]()
Although Lauren is healthy, the Axelrods know that her seizures could return at any moment.![Smiling With Mom]()
Susan has created her own foundation, CureEpilepsy.org, which raises money for epilepsy research.Lauren Axelrod Lives With Epilepsy
Doctors diagnosed epilepsy in David Axelrod's daughter, Lauren, when she was a baby. For nearly three decades, the family has fought to enable Lauren to live an independent life with the disease.
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- Lauren Axelrod Lives With Epilepsy
