18-year-old's Tourette syndrome symptoms have improved one year after brain implant

[@T_WC123]

So happy for that young man and his family. Wishing him a bright and happy future.

[@JDOGFTW]

😂

[@execthegaming]

I really hope his quality of life has improved. And I'm not saying that only because I'm a fellow ginger! Though, I admit I don't trust it. There is too much money to be made in making it look like a success.

[@lulumoon6942]

The people I've known with Tourettes shared how exhausting it was. So glad he had some relief! 🙏

[@CheddarBae90]

My daughter was recently diagnosed with Tourettes. Her tics, especially the vocal ones, can get pretty bad. The medicine she's been taking is not working and kids at her school are not kind, but she's still keeping herself busy with orchestra, choir and just tried out for cheerleading.

[@DigitalChadLife]

Medications are tough. They take forever to work and pushing through the side effects until they calm down is hard. It takes a lot of patience. Great to hear about the orchestra and cheerleading! It is funny how favorite activities can reduce the tics.

[@Goldenretriever-k8m]

My thing is that he was still so young, and he may have grown out of it with time.

[@DigitalChadLife]

@pandapower5902 Ah. A lot of people believe that, but that only happens in about a third of the milder cases. Severe cases like this require intervention before they do some permanent damage. If anyone is told by a doctor that their child will grow out of it, they should get an opinion from a doctor that knows the stats. I've met way too many people who were told that and it never happened.

[@onion6foot]

My son had it SEVERE. Showed symptoms as baby. With coprolalia beginning around age 9. Tics so severe, was afraid he would break his neck ( got soft collar). Rages. BUT, thank God he did have spontaneous waning of symptoms last part of high school. There are other issues, though. ​@@DigitalChadLife

[@Goldenretriever-k8m]

@@DigitalChadLife what do you mean by permanent damage

[@AnneCaulder]

The difference in the way his dear mom looked from last year to now is amazing! As a mom, I saw this and recognized the stress she had for her son. What a cute, nice young man! Wishing him the best!

[@juliecoffey945]

Wow! Just wow! I am so happy for Callum and his family. My son also has Tourette's and he also hits his own head. When I saw Callum in his helmet, I cried at the familiarity, the pain, but also the hope this story brings. Happy tears, sad tears, hopeful tears...Thank you for sharing your story

[@joyw4355]

Is it possible for your son to maybe have this procedure too?

[@pogiekicks9108]

What a brave young man..Im proud of your progress.May you have a bright future ahead.

[@jllee9189]

As a grown man I am not embarrassed to say I was crying throughout this story!

[@dianadelahaye7660]

So wonderful to change the trauma for him.

[@KCNwokoye]

Thank goodness for medicine and medical technology that work.

[@thesizeupofficialpodcast8348]

My son has tourette's and this surgery would be a blessing

[@Leelz247]

I love that picture of him hugging his bunny. Looks a lot like my bunny! Hope he continues to enjoy life.

[@yvonnesmith8245]

Absolutely thrilled for this nice young man and wish him all the best in life 🙏

[@lisamann8521]

Thank God and the wonderful doctors that he had the surgery done! I hope he continues to improve and live life to it's fullest. He's come so far already, keep on keeping on! ❤️

[@JDOGFTW]

😂

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

What god

[@Imthebrownunicorn]

I agree. Yes thank god! ❤

[@chef7658]

​@@Imthebrownunicornso no thank you for the researchers and doctors?

[@lisajswan]

That mother’s response was not what I was expecting. She says “ I think everything is a little bit of a work in progress.” He is not hitting himself and yelling out. That’s a huge change. I’d be singing praises for the huge change. His doctor is a wonderful human.

[@DigitalChadLife]

Never said that stuff fully stopped, except for the screaming. It is just less. It takes 2 to 5 years for the device to fully work and this is only year one.

[@kittyvaughn76]

Bless this brave young man. Wishing him a wonderful, beautiful, happy life. 💗🎄

[@avivaleh]

Callum, You are awesome! So good of you to speak up and share your experience. You are helping so many people!

[@dodgeman4360]

It really struck me when he said my social life has improved we're still at the status 2:09 of where we don't look and we shy away from people who are different. I'm thrilled his social life is going through the roof but it's sad that it wasn't doing very well to begin with.

[@coyowens5847]

Wow, how awesome for that young man. He has his whole life in front of him.

[@spaceburger80]

Callum… you are one of the bravest human beings I know. You inspire me to the center of my being. Callum’s parents: your love and endurance is a measuring stick for the rest of us. Love to you all.

[@joanmuhlfeld9154]

Another great interview!!! May this young man’s future continue to shine.. Also, those individuals (and families) have maybe some hope on the horizon..

[@Muhdah1972]

Congratulations to Callum and happy to see that science could help with his Tourettes.

[@sharongibson1161]

So happy for him, will make life alot better ❤❤🎉😊

[@judytran3514]

I am so happy for him !!!!

[@laurenm.6320]

I can’t imagine how exhausting and frustrating certain tics in particular must be, I hope we have more and increasingly better options for people who choose them

[@jennifercoleman6218]

So happy to hear hes doing better. 😊tics can get worse with stress. School can be extremely stressful. So stepping out of it as long as hes still getting ab education at home is the best thing to do

[@jamqween11]

So happy for you Callum and hats off to the team of doctors who made this possible. Wish we knew their names.

[@RR-kz4hq]

Yay!! I'm so glad people with torettes can get some relief!! This is huge progress, let's keep it going!

[@ritabosnich9974]

What a great story! Sending prayers

[@kaylariggs5188]

So happy for you, Callum! 🙌🏻❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I hope Baylen Dupree and others who suffer with Tourettes are able to find a way to medically relieve themselves of ticks as well. All of you deserve that peace.

[@charlesanderson2892]

I wish this was a thing growing up. My tourette was so painful that it still took its toll on my body. I'm 35 now. I still have effects. I had muscular spasms. I bit my tongue when I was 15 it's still open, never closed.

[@Chronically_JBoo]

Sooo happy he decided to give this a try so that one day everyones has access to this.

[@totallycheckthis5134]

This is one of my most favorite videos in the history of KZbin. ❤️❤️

[@martinatravers330]

So happy for you. Wishing you all the luck in the world going forward. ❤❤

[@Earthy-Artist]

Way to go Callum! Good for you😀👍!

[@joyw4355]

Wow!!❤❤❤❤❤❤I feel so good and happy for this gentleman

[@vanessadebrino7231]

Thank you for sharing a positive story for once

[@bryanmitchell5728]

You have to love science. So glad for him.

[@donovins360]

This made me so happy

[@JTMaster]

I have minor symptoms of Tourettes, but they still are annpying to me and make me self conscious of how I appear to others if they see my tics.

[@yaraviera4444]

Wao..god bless him as well his family

[@annmarieknapp2480]

This is wonderful.

[@Darci3333]

Sure hope this is truly able to help others with Tourettes Syndrom but i can already just imagine the red tape and bureaucracy that insurance companies will pull to keep from paying for something so needed and life changing.....

[@MarkLac]

I can see why Red Tape would go up. But there is no denying something can go wrong. Mind you this is the brain we are talking about. One wrong move can mean the difference between a functioning person versus a person who looses all motor controls to specific parts of the body such as the arms, legs or both. Is it worth it, yes. But It is a big risk no matter what.

[@brianellis6517]

Hope this opens the door to get rid of tourettes !!! 😮😢😊 🙏

[@kevinhull2466]

Are we any closer to finding a cause? Is it a vaccine injury? Is it dangerous ingredients put in our food/water? Is anybody looking at causes or are we just treating symptoms? My daughter was just diagnosed

[@MarkLac]

Some people are literally born with this even before this vaccine nonsense happened and can literally be in the genetic part of the family most have no idea about or is often forgotten about/brushed under the rug. I know in the case of my family we have had those born with either mental disabilities like ADHD, ADD or other bouts of stuff that has been seen in childhood or in the adult stage such as minor anxiety and depression to the point where past relatives actually got electroshock therapy. It is why for all of those reasons above that I pledged never to have a child. It is a horrible thing to say, but better off.

[@Cherrypi393]

I mean you can google but no, they don’t know the cause but it signs are pointing to a mix of genetics and environmental factors during pregnancy (smoking and complications)

[@joshuaharris1261]

I'm just wondering what will happen to those tok tokers faking tourette syndrome if they undergo this procedure. 😂

[@nikkinonames5265]

I wish him evevey happiness ❤

[@marielarsen8800]

So happy fir this!! Ive known some tourettes affected people, and they deserve this, a better life, they're caring, and wonderful and deserve freedom from the embsrrassmentvsbd fesr that goes with tourettes.

[@justinmabrey6333]

This is fantastic! This technology is just going to improve. Imagine what this means for all kinds of other brain issues....

[@АлинаВ-в7г]

Желаю тебе счастья, парень!

[@j.dsmith9210]

Such a blessing, great story Amen

[@andrewweaver2517]

Get it dude! Somebody get this dude to a Widespread Panic concert.

[@patrickjcarangelo587]

Congratulations 🎉 Amazing And Wonderful 😊 God Bless Your Great Success ❤️🙏🥰, You Absolutely Deserve It 💝🙏❤️.

[@alicemcpherson7961]

Amazing!!! God bless you and your family.

[@chrisbilling]

Amazing thank God. Technology is incredible

[@why-jw3od]

GOD'S BLESSING'S UPON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. and to feel perfectly fine is the best news.

[@mike4619]

Absolutely fantastic. Enjoy your new life.

[@gotrescuedauto3584]

GOOD 👍 GOD BLESS YOU SIR 🎉😊

[@yaraviera4444]

There's always hope faith

[@BicoastalJet]

Why is the news correspondent wearing a winter jacket. Is there a pending snow storm he needs to cover

[@flashflame4952]

SCIENCE is real!!! Amazing what advances in medical science can do

[@LeNoLi.]

Praise God

[@surewhynot6040]

Brilliant

[@branevans3705]

Yay, great news!

[@juliej5917]

Remarkable! 🎉🎉🎉

[@kimpossibilities]

Wonderful❤ Thank God for modern medicine like this 🙌🙏 He can certainly home school & not everyone is or has to be mega social. Whatever works & makes him happy & comfortable 👈 In a world that expects "normalcy"🙄 I'd rather see happy & fulfilled individuals.

[@odrisrosario2465]

Blessings ❤❤❤

[@Kevinhobbytime]

Nurostimulator to the brain, sounds like shock therapy just built in. The device just adds small electrical shocks instead of the big metal spoons and sponges they used in mental institutions back in the day.

[@randbarrett8706]

Why does the interviewer have that big collar thing?

[@kaiserchillhelm]

Gl to you all❤

[@gabbadd5840]

I’ll say he is faring much better than a “work in progress..”. Can this helps autism?

[@Amber4]

Autism like symptoms can be caused bij food intolerances. Try to find out with an elemination diet what triggers you. For example it could be antinutrients in certain vegetables or fruits. With me it ar Salicylates. The chemicals can also be in make up or shampoo.

[@JDOGFTW]

he got the cure

[@internetuser7156]

Praise God! I pray it only gets better from here. Yeah, praise God, man!

[@patryspatrys7824]

😢

[@Royal-yw5qq]

I'm here first and that's a first... good morning America

[@RR-kz4hq]

🎉🎉🎉

[@louisianarainwater]

💚💚💚

[@CrystalTwinStar]

❤

[@MexiMelt1988]

immunotherapy

[@JDOGFTW]

Deep brain stimulation.

[@KiranKumarBokkesam]

Next up adhd please 😢😅😊❤

[@MarkLac]

That stuff is genetics and this is coming from a person who still has some remnant issues of ADHD. If you know of a family member that has had it before, the risk runs higher. That is why I refuse to have kids of my own.

[@KiranKumarBokkesam]

@@MarkLac you refuse to have kids to prevent them having adhd? 😂

[@MarkLac]

@@KiranKumarBokkesamIt is hereditary unfortunately. You can get medications to help, but it depends. My family has a bunch of stuff in there that scares the living daylights out of me. One side has the mental problems such as ADHD issues as well as anxiety and depression, the other side has depression to the severe extent where one of my grandfathers had to go for Shock Therapy to snap him out of it.

[@MarkLac]

⁠​⁠@@KiranKumarBokkesamthe best chance for any cure regarding mental health or illnesses is gene splicing/editing. The research is still on going, but it may be the best way.

[@KiranInDenmark]

@@MarkLac ye okay but not having kids for that reason is well of course your choice but you could also be optimistic of better technology in the future 😉

[@LocaLady-l5g]

💕 🖖

[@chrisadame6766]

Give him a joint let him relax

[@AIartBonaza]

I wonder if the procedure was free or they had to pay for it out of pocket ? I feel like state Medicaid/Medicare would never pay for this experimental treatment. As always it’s all about the money as always it is here. Bet we could’ve treated Tourette’s long ago if there was money in it. Good thing he didn’t need pain medicine……. Tylenol is all you get now for minor surgeries.

[@tohopes]

at first i misread as "brain transplant"

[@thegoons3415]

Boy with Tourette’s stays in room doesn’t go out. Girl with Tourette’s fils TikTok’s during class about the outbursts

[@JDOGFTW]

now he banging 919's

[@JDOGFTW]

😂

[@libbybertrand9320]

❤😄🙌🏼

[@Richardpasquinucci]

That's a $100,000 dollar procedure. And no medical insurance covers it. so you have to me extremely wealthy to have this surgery done

[@DigitalChadLife]

Actually, if you and the team of doctors take the right steps with the insurance company, you can get this covered by insurance. It is a waiting game where you do not get the approval until the night before the surgery is scheduled. There is also a study going on where they are covering the cost of the DBS if you participate in the study.

[@Richardpasquinucci]

@@DigitalChadLife O. Mabey I should tell my friend that has tourettes

[@JDOGFTW]

does it work with schizophrenia HAHA

[@DigitalChadLife]

Like Tourette's, it can help with properly placed wires. But it helps with symptoms. It is not a cure. Turn it off and everything comes right back.

[@crptnite]

Because surgically altering the brains of the neurodiverse is supposed to be better than altering the perception/behavior of neurotypicals? Happy for this kid if he's happy... But the problem isn't our brains. The problem is Society.

[@nonyabidness5708]

He was literally punching himself in the head and screaming in the night and HE is happier. I have ADHD and I would love not to have it. I'm not celebrating the challenges that come with it. Stop that nonsense of painting all situations with the same brush.

[@NameGoesHere988]

@@nonyabidness5708 Same. I agree with what your saying.

[@jordan2735]

The interviewer needs more makeup

[@maxlinder5262]

No Father ..,???😮

[@DigitalChadLife]

I was in there briefly standing next to them 3:02 and 3:48.

[@laurenm.6320]

Internet comments are just wild…never watching this would I wonder where his father was or assume his father isn’t around because of these tiny snapshots of his life in an edited video. So many things to say about this incredible story and that’s the comment?

[@DigitalChadLife]

@laurenm.6320 Thank you! I am more of a behind-the-scenes guy who documents our lives with pictures and videos. It is interesting to see them on TV.

[@laurenm.6320]

@@DigitalChadLife I hope the success of this has been a real boost for him and your whole family in support of him and that there are only more good options in the future. For all of the critics of modern medicine, I’m in awe of what medical science professionals have figured out, imperfect as procedures and medicines are, there are so many “miracles.” He did a great job telling his story and presenting himself so well in helping the rest of us better understand Tourette’s and how to be better neighbors, so to speak.

[@Theonetruegod-hw2ei]

This is humans, not someone’s imaginary friend god.

[@jdmmg4904]

❤

[@kathymoriarty8790]

❤