‘She’s my hero’: Harrison Ford on daughter’s struggle with epilepsy

Actor Harrison Ford has spoken for the first time about his daughter Georgia's fight against epilepsy while attending a charity Gala. 

Speaking at the FACES (Find a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures) event in New York, the actor was quick to praise his 26-year-old daughter for fighting against the illness in an emotional interview.

"When you have a loved one who suffers from this disease, it can be devastating," the actor said to New York Daily News.

"You know how it affects their lives, their future, their opportunities and you want desperately to find mitigation. You want to find a way that they can live a comfortable and effective life."

"I admire a lot of things about her. I admire her perseverance, her talent, her strength. She's my hero. I love her."

The 73-year-old revealed that it took years before a diagnosis was made after a series of serious seizures. 

"A few years later, she had another a big one, this one on a beach in Malibu, where a Hollywood director found her, luckily.

"I said to myself, this is Los Angeles, we have some of the best doctors in the world, they must know what's wrong with her. But nothing was diagnosed as epilepsy."

"Dr Orinn Devinskly, who is a dear friend, made the diagnosis: epilepsy.

"He prescribed the right medication and therapy; she has not had a seizure in eight years."