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Married to a Brain Aneurysm/AVM Survivor
Written by: Joe Niekro Foundation Board Member/Patient Advocate and Brain Aneurysm Survivor, Kimberly Chapman Rarely do couples foresee or imagine a brain aneurysm/AVM in their future when they commit to “for better or worse, in sickness and in health, til death do us part”. Yet, it is estimated that 6 million people in the US […]
Posted on Friday, August 16, 2013Read More -
Bargaining…Part 4 – Series Continuation of The Grieving Process
(This article is the property of The Joe Niekro Foundation. Please feel free to re post, print, blog, or copy with credit given to The Brain Aneurysm/AVM Support Group Sponsored by The Joe Niekro Foundation and the author, Kimmothy Lane.) Bargaining- Make this not happen, and in return I will ____.” The bargaining stage is […]
Posted on Monday, July 22, 2013Read More -
Anger and Frustration – Part 2 of The Grieving Process
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. ~Buddha Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. ~Ambrose Bierce Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca After […]
Posted on Sunday, June 9, 2013Read More -
JNF Medical Advisory Board Member, Dr. Gavin Britz, to Take Top Neurosurgery Post at The Methodist Hospital
Dr. Gavin W. Britz, former director of the Cerebrovascular Center at Duke University Medical Center, was named chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. Britz replaces Dr. Robert G. Grossman, who had been chief of the neurosurgery service of The Methodist Hospital since 1980 and chairman of the department of […]
Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2013Read More -
3rd Annual Knuckleball to Feature The Joe Niekro Humanitarian Award
The 3rd Annual Knuckle Ball…A Ptich for Life is jus around the corner. With this year’s event fast approaching, there’s one man who will surely be in the crowd, Mr. J. Kent Friedman. Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner J. Kent Friedman has been named the inaugural recipient of the Joe Niekro Humanitarian Award, honoring civic service […]
Posted on Monday, April 2, 2012Read More