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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, 2018Read More -
Survivor Around the Globe, Markelle Harden
Just a few months shy of my 40th birthday, I was feeling really good about things as the “over the hill” day was approaching. I successfully navigated a big career change in my mid-thirties, and my family and I were starting to feel settled after a cross-country move. In slow motion, everything changed. I woke […]
Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2018Read More -
Survivor Around the Globe, Sarah Martz
Thanksgiving Day 2016 was a normal day for my family and I. I spent a lot of time with my son, niece, and sister, baking pies and watching the parades on TV. Dinner was wonderful and full of activity followed by some late night shopping with my best friend. When I got home, I started […]
Posted on Monday, December 4, 2017Read More -
Survivor Around the Globe, Candy Booth
I’m a survivor of multiple brain aneurysms (10 aneurysms, in fact!). On October 19th, 2010 I experienced the worst headache I have ever had and began throwing up. Since I had a history of stomach problems, I thought it was just another episode and went to bed. My husband Donnie and our son Kyle were […]
Posted on Monday, November 13, 2017Read More -
Facilitator Spotlight, Patrice McCloud
How did you first discover the Joe Niekro Foundation? I googled it upon moving to Arizona, it was first in search engine under AVM support groups in Phoenix. What do you do as a volunteer for the foundation? I facilitate the Phoenix support group and also help in any other way that’s needed or asked […]
Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2017Read More