You never know what life is going to throw in your path. Just ask Debbie Menzies.
Four years ago, Menzies found herself at the Golden Gate Bridge, intending to die by suicide, but what happened next was totally unexpected and simply astonishing."I look at it as a miracle," added her husband, Robert."I just could not deal with it anymore," she told KPIX.As a small child, doctors had diagnosed Menzies with epilepsy. She had tried many medications to try to quell the seizures, but the drugs had little effect.
The medical team had never seen her before. They were baffled by her uncontrolled seizures and called the doctor on duty for a consult. UCSF neurologist Dr. Paul Garcia, an expert in seizures, came to Menzies room. Dr. Garcia only goes to SFGH a few times a year. That weekend, he was on call and ready to do the consult.
The growth was putting pressure on a critical part of the brain called the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus manages a lot, including a part of your nervous system as well as your mood.
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