‘A bright light’: Cedarburg mother reflects as community lifts up daughter through brain surgery

CEDARBURG, Wis. — A Cedarburg high schooler is on the road to recovery after a successful procedure Monday to stop the frequent seizures she has experienced for more than three years — and a community has rallied to support her along the way.

Family friends organized a GoFundMe, shared with TMJ4 by the school district, that raised $20,000 for the family of 15-year-old Sophia Ransdell.

Neighbors at The Woods, a senior living community in Greenfield where Sophia’s mother is the executive director, also took up a collection to help…

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