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Survivor Around the Globe, Mary Bratt
I’m a 67 year old AVM survivor who loves to spread awareness! Somehow I made it to age 60 before my AVM made itself known with a rupture while we were vacationing in Albuquerque in October 2009. Our 5 day planned vacation turned into a 2 month stay in the hospital and rehab there. We […]
Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2017Read More -
We’re Partnering With ‘The Mighty’!
We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership that will bring our resources in front of The Mighty‘s wide-reaching readership. We will now have our own home base on The Mighty and appear on many stories on the site. The Mighty is a story-based health community focused on improving the lives of people facing disease, disorder, […]
Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2017Read More -
Survivor Around the Globe, Heather Vedeler
I just turned 15 years old when I had a hemorrhagic stroke caused by an AVM on March 7th, 2016. I suffered from migraines and chronic headaches for almost a year beforehand, but they were always set aside as part of being a teenager. After feeling a migraine come on, I stood up to get […]
Posted on Thursday, April 13, 2017Read More -
Caregiver Around the Globe, Carol Fahnestock
On Father’s Day, my 23 year old daughter, Erin, got a horrible headache and threw up. After a short time her dad decided she should go to the ER. She was transported by ambulance to the hospital. Initially they had her coded as a drug overdose (no idea why) but a PA came in the […]
Posted on Thursday, April 6, 2017Read More -
Survivor Around the Globe, Michael Edwards
My husband, Michael, suffered from a ruptured brain aneurysm on October 11, 2015. It only took him a month to recover and he was left with no permanent disabilities. We then went to a follow-up appointment on Dec 8, 2015 where it was decided he was suffering from hydrocephalus, causing vision issues and clonis. The […]
Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2017Read More