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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 …
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 …
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, …
My story starts on April 25,2013. We were living in London,UK. at the time. I was at a school board meeting at ASL my daughter’s school. I normally had a spot I always sat for the meetings but on this particular morning I went and sat by a friend that I had worked on different …
Support The Bee Foundation and Speech Recovery Pathways with every T-Shirt Purchase! Bryn was 26 with a lifetime ahead of her. A few days before, we were talking about plans of graduate school and date night outfits. Without warning or risk factors, an undiagnosed brain aneurysm ruptured in her middle cerebral artery while she was jogging. Just like …
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Elise was a junior at General McLane High School in Edinboro, PA where she was looking forward to her Senior year. Elise was a wonderful and loving young woman. Her character was a great mix of both of her parents as well as her older brothers. She was dedicated, and hard-working like her Dad, loving …
Written by : Sarah Joyce You know that friend who is more than a friend? The one who you’ve shared a lifetime of memories with, laughter, tears, love, loss, and everything in between. That was Lora. Lora & I met on the first day of our freshman year of college 26 years ago. We became …
