What makes The Bee Foundation so special is the connection among brain aneurysm survivors and their support network. Each of our Awareness Ambassadors’ lives have been impacted forever and suddenly by a Brain Aneurysm. This is why we believe that the voices of our Ambassadors are at the core of who we are and what we do. In partnership together our mission is to raise awareness of brain aneurysms and increase funding for innovative research that prevents brain aneurysms and saves lives.
An estimated 6 million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm, or 1 in 50 people. The annual rate of rupture is approximately 8 per 100,000 people or about 30,000 people in the United States suffer a ruptured brain aneurysm. There is a brain aneurysm rupturing every 18 minutes.
“Bee Adventurous”
As a two time brain aneurysm survivor who made invaluable connections through the Bee Foundation, I am excited to be a part of the Bee Foundation Ambassador group to help raise awareness and money for research for all those impacted by Brain Aneurysms.
“Bee resilient”
I wanted to be an ambassador to able to help others navigate through their recovery.
“Bee Beautiful”
Being an Ambassador of anything is a privilege especially if it relates directly to you! I had a brain aneurysm. Daily I am grateful to be alive and I take full responsibility for everything that I do – including how I respond to the unexpected. Being an Ambassador for Bee Foundation allows me to share my own experience so I can support people to short cut the otherwise lengthy journey of recovery that they may find themselves in. I look forward to growing with Bee Foundation.
“Be Active, Be ethical, Be Confident “
Alongside helping others it was also important for me to help our planet! Having always been interested in sustainability, the social change that was happening in society & wanting to live better due to my life changing experience, all helped to enhance my focus around this. I want to continue to raise awareness for both brain injuries and living better.
“Bee Authentic”
I want to be an ambassador for The Bee Foundation because of what the Bee Foundation has meant to me in the last 18 months since my ruptured brain aneurysm. I want to be a voice for survivors, give hope to those who are suffering in silence, and help prevent this from happening to others.
“Bee Poetic”
I sometimes feel like I don’t always know what is going on when it comes to raising awareness, and I always want to do more but never know where or how to start. The Ambassador group will be a great way to connect more with the group, learn more and do more to help make a difference.
“Bee Compassionate”
I want to be an ambassador because helping others gives me fulfillment.
“Bee resilient, Bee your own advocate, and Bee love”
I wanted to be an ambassador to help other people if possible and share my experience with people. I also love the Bee Foundation and want to bring awareness to aneurysms and this organization. I feel lucky to have found this group and resource and it’s been so helpful for me.
“Bee Impetus”
I wanted to be an ambassador as Danielas mom, it is important to me to bring awareness about Brain aneurysm.
“Bee Gutsy. Bee Heroic. Bee Intoxicating “
I remember this awful thing happening to me and feeling like I had no one around me who could understand or help me. I felt — and sometimes still feel — so alone in this world that I didn’t ask to be in. So, as I move forward and progress, I want to be able to help another young person who had an aneurysm disrupt their life. If only to let them know they are not alone, and they don’t have to be.
“Always Bee You”
We were once three. I lost my beautiful 21 year old twin daughter Brittany on the right side of me. Brittany was very healthy and this is a shock to all of us. A sudden rupture Brain aneurysm took her life. We all all trying to come to grips with this terrible tragedy. We are working to help others in Brittany’s memory , by working with the Bee foundation to raise awareness and to help fund for research, with the hopes to help save lives from this terrible disease. We will continue to help others in Brittany’s honor, to speak about brain aneurysms and with more funded research for an aneurysm to be found before they Rupture . Brittany is missed everyday this should have never happened and live in pain without her. By spreading awareness and helping to fund for research we hope to help others.
Bee loved, Bee passionate, Bee heard .
My connection to the BEE foundation resonates with the loss of my twin sister Brittany, who lost her life at 21 years old from a ruptured brain aneurysm. Being an ambassador is important in order to share my sister’s story, share the love, be passionate in advocating for this deadly disease and making others feel heard. At the end of the day all of our stories are different but are interconnected. My heart is filled with determination to spread awareness, fund for research and never give up in preventing this from happening to others.
“To bee the light for my sister and others”
My sister, my best friend, Lora Ritchie, died January 18 2022 at age 43 from a ruptured aneurysm. She left so much behind. Her parents, her children (3 girls 7,11,13) her husband, her niece, nephews, friends and ME. I miss her every second of every day. I want to find the “why” and help funding for future research so no one ever feels this Excruciating pain.
“Bee Open”
Bee adventurous!
As I think of how I can help my little corner of the world, I’m continuously drawn to the brain aneurysm community. After my sister, and best friend, first suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm in January 2018, we were drawn to the brain aneurysm community to help understand this silent disease and how we could best provide support during her healing process.
“Bee Bold”
To ‘bee’ an ambassador means to advocate fiercely for a cause. I sincerely believe in the mission of The Bee Foundation to raise awareness and gain funding to back critical research for the prevention and treatment of deadly AVMs and aneurysms. The organization provided me a safe space to “bee” myself and recover from the most life-changing experience that’s ever happened to me.
“Bee Proactive”
The Bee Foundation has helped me learn about aneurysms and to find my voice to help others learn about them. I want to be a part of the solution as no one should have to go through what I went through. The focus on PREVENTION is key for me.
“Bee Strong”
My goal is to pay it forward to help provide others with the same resources that I received after my AVM rupture, and hopefully help prevent brain aneurysms and AVM rupture from happening altogether
