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The Latest in Brain Aneurysm Research, Awareness, and Care

William J Mack, MD, MS, FAANS, FAHA
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J Mocco, MD, MS
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Dr. Michael Chen
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Dr. M. Shazam Hussain
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Aichi Chien
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Alison Sedney
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Flo Celender, Winning Bidder at 2018 Honey Bash, Shares Her NY Hamilton Experience!

Thank you to Flo Celender for letting us know what a great time she and her husband had as winning bidders for Hamilton tix at our 2018 Honey Bash. We look forward to creating many more great experiences at next year’s Honey Bash, October 5, 2019. Save the Date! Thanks to The Bee Foundation, my […]

A Blood Test for Brain Aneurysms? Our 2016 Grant Shows Promising Results!

Dr. Christopher Kellner is Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Director, Intracerebral Hemorrhage Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai in New York. He is also a principal investigator of The Bee Foundation’s 2016 research grant. At the October 2018 Honey Bash in Philadelphia, PA. he gave attendees some exciting news about the […]

Remembering a Loving Husband and Father

Shelly’s story began, as many do, without notice, when her husband of 20 years passed away suddenly from a brain aneurysm in 2010. He was 48. Even eight years later, for the Meistad family, of St. Paul, MN, the events of that day are still fresh in their minds. (The photo above shows Shelley and […]

Premier Episode of Borrowed Time with Megan Bacigalupo

Tune in on October 23, 2018 at 7:00pm Eastern Time for the Premier Episode of Borrowed Time with Megan Bacigalupo. To provide hope to the brain injury survivor community and caregivers. To reveal strength of the body and mind after being put to the ultimate test. Beating-or cheating death… call it what you will. Exploring […]

Honey Bash 2018 Raises a Record $175,000+ for Brain Aneurysm Awareness & Research

“Outstanding!” “I learned so much!” “The best ever!” Those words summed up the opinions of the 170 attendees to this year’s Honey Bash – the fifth annual gala since The Bee Foundation was launched in March 2014. It was a special year…one that paid Tribute to the amazing families who have been touched by […]

A Letter to our Supporters in Honor of Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month

To our friends, supporters and those we haven’t yet met: Five years ago, our world changed forever when our vibrant, 27 year old cousin, Jenny, suffered a fatal brain aneurysm rupture on Christmas Day. As we struggled to make sense of the senseless, we were shocked that this all too common condition was so under-recognized, […]

Karen Denney, Survived a Brain Aneurysm, Here is her story…

Susan Randels, the owner of Polka Dots, a local boutique in Paoli PA passed away on June 1, 2016, from a thoracic aneurysm. While working at her boutique at the Devon Horse Show, she had been experiencing back and abdominal pain throughout the day and tried to power through until she got home. Unfortunately she passed […]

Catching up with Amy, Playwright of “Burst”

Amy Leigh Horan is a playwright, photographer, and PR professional who currently lives in Washington, DC. We are so pleased to have Amy at this year’s 5th Annual Honey Bash Gala as one of very special guests. Her play Burst: is a recollection with humor and heart of her mother’s survival of a brain aneurysm. Burst […]

First Annual Kenny R. Bryden Tournament Raises Over $4,000!

The Story A little over a year ago, the Bryden family of Exeter, PA., lost their husband and father, Kenny Bryden, to a ruptured brain aneurysm. The shock and grief that followed that loss is, sadly, all too common to those of us who have been involved with this condition over the years. But the […]

2018 Grant Winner Spotlight: Robert Starke

We have awarded the 2018 Brain Aneurysm Research Grant to researchers, Robert M. Starke MD, and Ben A. Strickland MD, a 4th-year resident at the University of Southern California. We caught up with Dr. Starke to learn more about his research project. Tell us a little about yourself. I am currently the Director of Neurovascular Research […]

Flo Celender, Winning Bidder at 2018 Honey Bash, Shares Her NY Hamilton Experience!

Thank you to Flo Celender for letting us know what a great time she and her husband had as winning bidders for Hamilton tix at our 2018 [...]
Citizens of the Week: Erin Kreszl & Christine Kondra – Spreading Brain Aneurysm Awareness

Jessica Press from The Philadelphia Citizen nominated The Bee Foundation co-Founders, Erin Kreszl & Christine Kondra as Citizens of [...]
A Blood Test for Brain Aneurysms? Our 2016 Grant Shows Promising Results!

Dr. Christopher Kellner is Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Director, Intracerebral Hemorrhage Program at the Icahn School of [...]
Remembering a Loving Husband and Father

Shelly’s story began, as many do, without notice, when her husband of 20 years passed away suddenly from a brain aneurysm in [...]
Premier Episode of Borrowed Time with Megan Bacigalupo

Tune in on October 23, 2018 at 7:00pm Eastern Time for the Premier Episode of Borrowed Time with Megan Bacigalupo. To provide hope to [...]

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The Buzz

The Latest in Brain Aneurysm Research, Awareness, and Care

William J Mack, MD, MS, FAANS, FAHA

J Mocco, MD, MS

Dr. Michael Chen

Dr. M. Shazam Hussain

Aichi Chien

Alison Sedney

Share Your Story