I remember very little of the early days following my aneurysm rupture on December 29, 2021, a fact I find somewhat distressing. There are weeks of my life I remember only as moments. I don’t recall events of great importance, such as being informed of what happened to my brain, or realizing my left side …
Join The Bee Foundation this September during Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month by supporting innovative research, national awareness events, and a social media movement to Fund preventative research for better methods of early detection of aneurysms Create a measurable impact on awareness Improve the lives of those affected by brain aneurysms Here’s Why Nearly 6 million …
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Repost from Brown, Written By Kathleen Meininger, Class of 2023, for IMPACT: Research at Brown The lab of George Karniadakis, professor of applied mathematics and engineering, leads the charge of developing physics-informed neural networks to diagnose and predict the severity of arterial aneurysms. The technique developed by Karniadakis uses machine learning algorithms that are encoded with …
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The rare case required treatment from both brain and heart surgeons. Jay Keller shares a happy moment with his family. After his ordeal, he urged others to listen to their body and not push through or ignore pain or unusual symptoms.Courtesy Darcy Demmel Photography Aug. 5, 2022, 12:45 PM EDT / Source: TODAY By A. …
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On May 3, 2021 I went into the hospital for a routine shoulder surgery and went home alone that day. 36 hours later I developed pulmonary embolisms but I didn’t know that’s what was happening as I had an intravenous numbing medication, so I didn’t actually feel the pain. Fast forward 16 hours my nurse …
Leading up to the day, I felt “off”. My blood pressure had been higher than normal. I never had issues with my blood pressure, so I started to get nervous. I had been in rehab from a car accident I was in a month or so prior and every time they took my blood pressure …
Reposted from NPR Music Written By: Vanessa Romo Photo by: Carlin Stiehl for Boston Globe via Getty Images Joni Mitchell’s surprise performance at the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday is already becoming the stuff of legend. The unsuspecting crowd roared as the singer-songwriter stepped onto the stage in her first public performance since suffering a …
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My older sister, Alicia Smart, is my best friend. I have followed her nearly my entire life – she is incredibly patient with me – yet her brain aneurysm journey is one that I have had to view from the sideline. While watching and trying to support a two-time brain aneurysm survivor is incredibly awe-inspiring, …
My dad was always a runner, but he almost never had anyone else to run with. So when I was about ten years old, I started to go running with him—I was his running buddy. Over the years, I kept running mostly as a way to stay healthy. One day, I started doing some research, …
