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Cynthia Martinez: Raising Awareness During Her Journey of Recovery

Cynthia Martinez suffered a brain aneurysm rupture at the age of 34 and subsequently a stroke. Through her recovery process she has been dedicated to spreading awareness of both aneurysms and strokes by sharing her experience. You can also follow her on instagram at @cynthiavm5 to learn more and tune into her #TuesdayTalks Live on […]

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 […]

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 the Week. Here is her original Article. Holidays can be stressful for anyone. Which is why, in December 2013, when 27-year-old Society Hill health coach and wellness blogger Jenny Sedney came down with an excruciating headache […]

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 […]

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 […]

Meet Honey Bash Guest Speaker Kavita Basi

In March of 2015, Kavita Basi was taken to the hospital with a life-threatening illness – a Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. She was treated with 4 brain operations. There is a 50% survival rate with the remainder of those who do survive having serious disabilities like hearing, difficulty walking, partially paralyzed and brain damage. Kavita has overcome […]

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 […]

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Rita Horan: A Story of Triumph

Five years after Rita Horan’s brain aneurysm rupture, she’s not only back enjoying life but getting ready to celebrate a [...]
Cynthia Martinez: Raising Awareness During Her Journey of Recovery

Cynthia Martinez suffered a brain aneurysm rupture at the age of 34 and subsequently a stroke. Through her recovery process she has [...]
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 [...]