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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/survivors-around-the-globe/survivor-around-globe-megan-bacigalupo/

    Survivor Around the Globe, Megan Bacigalupo

    My body became a clock. Time pushed forward as a force moved me to get me to where I needed to go. I felt like a Derby horse with blinders, and all I could see was the ambulance that I imagined — a life source after it was called. Everything lined up for me almost […]

    Posted on Monday, June 25, 2018
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/the-caregivers-side/caregiver-around-globe-cindy-shandorf/

    Caregiver Around the Globe, Cindy Shandorf

    On May 16th, 2014 my husband, Frank, went into surgery for a ruptured brain aneurysm (under the assumption that it was a 6-hour clipping) – instead, he went through a 12-hour resection surgery. Dr. Gardner removed the aneurysm and cut away ‘bad’ arteries and sewed the ‘good’ arteries together. He suffered status epilepticus and respiratory failure during surgery. […]

    Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/the-caregivers-side/caregiver-around-globe-nancy-tran/

    Caregiver Around the Globe, Nancy Tran

    On June 8th 2017, just five days after my daughter’s, 14th birthday, she collapsed at volleyball practice and slowly became unconscious. The paramedics were called and Audrey was taken to one of the best head trauma hospitals where they found her brain AVM ruptured. The bleed was so massive they had to do immediate surgery […]

    Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2018
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/survivors-around-the-globe/survivor-around-globe-jung-jacobs/

    Survivor Around the Globe, Jung Jacobs

    On December 13th, 2013, around 10:00am, I suddenly experienced a stiff, painful neck and began to lose my hearing. When trying to stand, I collapsed. An ambulance was called and I was transported to the Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta in Canada. During the trip, I had a seizure and my heart stopped. I was […]

    Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2018
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/survivors-around-the-globe/survivor-around-globe-katie-brien/

    Survivor Around the Globe, Katie Brien

    I’m an ICU RN and I specialize in critical care. I pride myself in being there for those who need me most, those on the brink of losing everything. When I take my RN name tag off, I’m the mother of two amazing kids. These two children are my beating heart. April 21, 2015 started […]

    Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2018
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