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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/survivors-around-the-globe/survivor-around-globe-sarah-presley/

    Survivor Around the Globe, Sarah Presley

    The evening of September 6, 2012, my life and my perspective on life changed forever. A few hours after returning from the Burning Man music festival, I suffered a brain aneurysm rupture. It started with a burst of pain in the center of my brain that quickly radiated and filled my entire head. I curled […]

    Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2018
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/the-caregivers-side/caregiver-around-globe-greg-payan/

    Caregiver Around the Globe, Greg Payan

    My wife, Holly, woke up on April 21, 2014 incapacitated by a terrible headache. She was an otherwise healthy 39-year old college professor who exercised regularly and taught yoga. She began to have a seizure and her eyes rolled back into her head. After calling 911, she stabilized, so when the EMTs arrived they thought […]

    Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/survivors-around-the-globe/survivor-around-globe-deedra-atkinson/

    Survivor Around the Globe, Deedra Atkinson

    I remember August 17, 2016 like it was yesterday. It was on a Wednesday, a day where it was my normal routine to workout around 8:30pm at my apartment gym. On that particular night, I decided to call my fiancé to ask if I could come to his gym to work out with him – […]

    Posted on Friday, February 9, 2018
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/survivors-around-the-globe/survivor-around-globe-stacy-watson/

    Survivor Around the Globe, Stacy Watson

    I was teaching a Zumba class at our local YMCA the morning of February 21, 2013. Just a few songs into the class, I felt a little “off balance.” I thought shake it off and keep going. Seconds later, I collapsed. I felt embarrassed, confused and told my room full of Y members to give […]

    Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/facilitator-spotlight/facilitator-spotlight-aimee-reed/

    Facilitator Spotlight, Aimee Reed

    How did you first discover the Joe Niekro Foundation? After being diagnosed with an AVM, I began to do research everywhere I could. In online forums, books, blogs, major medical center websites, and I found that many of the personal stories really resonated with me.  JNF had the most active group, and the most supportive […]

    Posted on Friday, January 12, 2018
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