Here's what's going to happen in the phase 2 surgery in May, in a nutshell. Josh will have strips (about 1/8 x 1 1/2) placed on the surface of the left side of his brain and a grid (about 2x3) on the surface of the right side. The strips and grid will be attached to an EEG, which will monitor the electrical activity in his brain. He will then be observed for several days. The hope is that they can observe Josh having seizures and then pinpoint the focal point from which the seizures originate. The grid is like a map.
If they can locate the focal point and it is does not involve what they call an "eloquent" part of the brain -- a part that Josh needs for normal functions like speech -- then Josh would have a second surgery right away. In that surgery, they would do a resection to remove a portion of his brain. The whole hospital stay would be about 3 weeks.
Yes, there are lots of "ifs," but the prognosis is very promising if they can find where the seizures are located and do the resection. We are all hoping and praying that that is the case.
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