similar conditions. >> a side from the scar on her head ab a brace on her left leg, 7-year-old jessie hallooks like her average soon to be 2nd grader. >> night and day. she left her doing fairly well. now she is hopping and skipping all over the place. >> reporter: when dr. carson met jessie she was very sick. the doctor removed the diseased right side of her brain to stop her from having seizures and saved her life. >> she is just now a kid and she is doing great. >> reporter: eyewitness news closely followed jessie's surgery. during the two month stay, the family stayed while she recuperated. at a conference in anne arundel, families and children have a support network. >> unfortunately after surgery they have mini pair ral la sis. >> the kids get to focus on playing. >> i am doing great. >> jessie did have a few follow- up appointments and the doctors are very pleased. >>> the nasa technicians are inspecting space shuttle endeavor. so far there's no evidence of any damage so endeavor is scheduled to possibly take off sometime tomorrow evening. we'll keep you posted on that. >>> flying i

. >> reporter: one year ago, jessie hall had surgery to remove part of her brain. . we catch up with the hall family, and i will have the latest on jessie's condition straight ahead. . >>> simple forecast. 65 now and get up to 86 today. partly sunny. another fine day don. >>> one year after undergoing major brain surgery, jessie hall is back here in baltimore. here is jessica with the latest on the little girl's condition and how the parents are reaching out to other families facing similar situations? >> see that white spot. >> yeah. >> reporter: aside from a star on her head and a brace on her left leg, 7-year-old jessie hall looks like your average soon-to-be second-grader. >> night and day. she left here doing fairly well but couldn't walk yet, and now she is hopping and skipping all over the place. >> reporter: when doctor ben carson first met jessie, she had rasmussen's encephalitis. dr. carson and his team at john hopkins children's center removed the diseased right side of her brain to stop her from having seizures and save her life. >> some day she will und

one year after -- not talking about burn, one year after undergoing major brain surgery, jessie hall,back in baltimore. >> see that white spot. >> yeah. >> reporter: aside from the scar on her head and a brace on her left leg, jessie hall looks like your average soon to be second grader. >> night and day. she left her doing fairly well but couldn't walk yet. now she is hopping and skipping all over the place. >> reporter: when dr. ben carson met jessie, dr. carson and his team removed the diseased right side of her brain to stop her from having seizures and save her life. >> some day she will understand. right now she knows she is a kid. she had a special surgery and, you know, she is ready to do the next thing. >> reporter: eyewitness news closely followed her surgery as well as the recovery. during the two-month stay in baltimore, they found a foundation. >> all these children in baltimore this weekend had that, the removal of one half of their brain. >> reporter: at a conference, families and children have a support network. >> unfortunately, because of the surgery, they are left w

. >> aside from a scar on her head and a brace on her left leg, 7-year-old jessie hall looks like your soon to be second grader. >> night and day. left here doing fairly well and couldn't walk yet. and now hopping and skipping all over the place. >> reporter: when dr. ben carson first met jessie, had encephalitis. the team from the johns hopkins surgery center removed part of her brain to save her life. >> some day she will nz. she had a special surgery. you know, she is ready to go do the next thing. >> reporter: eyewitness news closely followed jessie's surgery and recovery. >> during the two-month stay here in baltimore, the halls formed a foundation. >> it's the removal and disconnection of one-half of their brain. >> in a conference, families and children have a support network. >> and unfortunately, because of the surgery, they are left with what's called where one side of their body is weak. they wear a leg brace and have one arm that is very weak. it has lack of month, that kind of thing. >> it's good thing they don't suffer from seizures anymore and can focus on more important