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Minnesota Twins to Host Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day with JNF
In honor of Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, The Minnesota Twins will pay tribute to one of baseball’s most renowned pitchers and former Minnesota Twins Knuckleballer, Joe Niekro by hosting Brain Aneurysm Awareness Day on September 4th. Niekro spent 22 years in the major leagues, notching 221 wins and still holds the record, with his brother […]
Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2014Read More -
JNF Welcomes New Patient Advocates
Please join us in welcoming our two newest Patient Advocates, Tammy Curmano and Linda Legner-Romano. We are excited to have you on board and thank you for your continued commitment to The Joe Niekro Foundation and our mission. Tammy is a 5-year brain aneurysm survivor and extremely passionate about patient support and advocacy. Tammy states, […]
Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2014Read More -
JNF Shines at SNIS Annual Meeting
The Joe Niekro Foundation’s participation in last week’s 11th Annual Meeting for Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) proved to be a huge success. The Joe Niekro Foundation was invited to attend this five day conference which gave them the opportunity to speak to hundreds of neurosurgeons, neurointerventionalists, neuroradiologists, neuro nurses and all the major medical […]
Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2014Read More -
Questions, Questions, Questions
Ever wonder what sort of questions you need to ask your doctor when preparing for treatment? We have put together a few of those for you! QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR IN PREPARING FOR SURGERY/TREATMENT By Carrie Myrick Hirmer 1. What possible problems should I look for after brain surgery? 2. What happens […]
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2014Read More -
A Letter from your Brain
Hello, I’m glad to see that you are awake! This is your brain talking. I had to find some way to communicate with you. I need you to take care of me. As time passes and you and I feel better and better, people, even doctors, will tell you that we are fine, “it’s time […]
Posted on Monday, March 31, 2014Read More