THE mother of a three-year-old epilepsy sufferer today revealed the heartbreaking reality of dealing with his condition.

Brandon Brook-Lomas was only two when his parents, Michelle and Paul, were told their son had epilepsy.

A year after his diagnosis, the family are still coming to terms with his illness.

Michelle, 26, said: "I would not wish it on anybody.

"They are so different from other children.

"It is not just seizures but the learning difficulties that come with it.

"It is awful to see him like that."

Brandon was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2004, following a series of screaming fits.

Michelle, of Ings Way, Lepton, said: "I took him to the accident and emergency unit because there was nothing we could do to quieten him down.

"They said he was having a paddy and told us to take him home.

"When we brought him back he had his first seizure in hospital.

"He still has seizures now. When he has the screaming ones people look at me as if to say control that child. They don't realise."

Doctors have yet to diagnose the exact type of Brandon's epilepsy.

Michelle said: "There are so many different kinds.

"It is hard, especially when the doctors can't tell you if this is what you're looking at for the rest of your lives."

The couple have two other sons, aged six and eight months.

Michelle said: "Brandon is about 12 to 18 months behind his real age.

"He is still in nappies, eats with his fingers and has a limited vocabulary.

"We are tied to the house because he can't walk, he totters.

"He doesn't like people and tends to scream, so we keep him at home."

Michelle and Paul, 27, are waiting to see if brain surgery could hold the key to helping Brandon's condition.

Michelle said: "He had a scan which showed the left side of his brain was a mass of fluid.

"We are now waiting to hear from Leeds to see what is causing this and if he could have surgery."

* A fundraising evening has raised more than £2,500 for the Huddersfield Epilepsy Group.

A race night, auction and raffle was held at The Grange, Grange Moor, this month to raise funds for the support group, which is based at the Huddersfield Methodist Mission in Lord Street. The final total was £2,567.