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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/survivors-around-the-globe/survivor-around-globe-markelle-harden/

    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, 2018
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/uncategorized/survivor-around-globe-sarah-martz/

    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, 2017
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/survivors-around-the-globe/survivor-around-globe-candy-booth/

    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, 2017
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/facilitator-spotlight/facilitator-spotlight-patrice-mccloud/

    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, 2017
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  • https://www.joeniekrofoundation.com/survivors-around-the-globe/survivor-around-globe-marissa-ree/

    Survivor Around the Globe, Marissa Ree

    My ‘Big Bang’ happened on the evening of September 28th, 2016. I was in my spinning bike looked at the time and thought “Five more minutes and I’ll get off.” Bam! It hit me, in the top if my head, like no other pain I’ve ever felt. I shook my head thinking “God, what is […]

    Posted on Monday, September 25, 2017
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