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    It’s Not Easier

    The week I dread all year is here.  Tomorrow will mark the four year date of when I received the frantic call from Lance telling me that something had happened to Dad and I needed to get to Florida as quickly as possible.  I remember I couldn’t get to the airport fast enough, dropping everything I was […]

    Posted on Monday, October 25, 2010
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    My Second Family

    What a great meeting we had tonight, including a few newcomers.  It was so great to see the new faces and hear their tramatic stories of survival of our enemy, a brain aneurysm.  The support that each person brings to the other is truly amazing and I am so thankful that we all have this outlet to […]

    Posted on Thursday, October 21, 2010
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    One Day at a Time

    As we embark on another monthly brain aneurysm support group meeting, I must write my thoughts about what has transpired since the group began.  What an amazing group of people this foundation has brought together and my life has forever changed as a result of every one of them.  Among our group are survivors, victims, […]

    Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010
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    Knuckle Ball 2011…Just around the Corner

    November 13th is fast approaching, so look out Houston, the 2nd Annual Knuckle Ball…A Pitch for Life is coming.  That’s right, November 13th, The Joe Niekro Foundation will again host an evening with baseball’s greatest legends coming together to raise money for brain aneurysm awareness, research and treatment.  6:36P marks the time and Minute Maid Park […]

    Posted on Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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    JNF and HCA Healthcare…a True Partnership

    The Joe Niekro Foundation is thrilled to announce our new partnership with HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division.  This new found partnership allows for The Joe Niekro Foundation to continue with our mission of aneurysm awareness, aneurysm education, aneurysm research and aneurysm treatment for patients and families.  Over the years, The Joe Niekro Foundation has given hundreds […]

    Posted on Saturday, October 2, 2010
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