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Jaime's Story

I was on a safari in Africa in November 2006. One night, sitting around the campfire, I suddenly got the worst headache, the worst pain of my life. It was crushing, writhing pain.

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Daniel's Story

Sadly, my husband Daniel died from a brain aneurysm. He was only 38 years old. Suddenly, the love of my life for 8 years was gone.

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Daniel's Story

Sadly, my husband Daniel died from a brain aneurysm. He was only 38 years old. Suddenly, the love of my life for 8 years was gone.

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Jay's Story

My name is Jay and I am a survivor of a ruptured aneurysm. As strange as this may sound, I view my battle with a brain aneurysm as a gift, something that has taught me to now live my life to the fullest and appreciate all that is around me.

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Jay's Story

My name is Jay and I am a survivor of a ruptured aneurysm. As strange as this may sound, I view my battle with a brain aneurysm as a gift, something that has taught me to now live my life to the fullest and appreciate all that is around me.

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Understanding : Books - Recommended Reading

Brain Aneurysm – Medical Information

Brain Aneurysms and Vascular Malformations, by Eric S. Nussbaum, MD
The Brain Aneurysm, by Vini Khuran, MD, PhD and Robert F. Spetzler, MD, FACS

Brain Aneurysm – Recovery

A Dented Image: Journeys of Recovery from Subarachnoid Haemorrhage, by Alison Wertheimer
Aneurysm: Fire in the Brain, by Donna G. Magee
AS I AM, by Patricia Neal
Brain, Heal Thyself: A Caregiver's New Approach to Recovery from Stroke, Aneurysm, And Traumatic Brain Injuries, by Madonna Siles and M.D. Lawrence J. Beuret
Brain Injury Survivor's Guide: Welcome to Our World, by Larry Jameson and Beth Jameson
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, by John Medina
Living With Brain Injury: A Guide for Families, by Richard Senelick and Karla Dougherty.
My Story: My Life After Brain Aneurysm, by Teodora Shinn and Paul R. Shinn
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, by Jill Bolte Taylor
Negotiating the Speedbumps: Living with Traumatic Brain Injury, by Holly L. Springer
Successfully Surviving a Brain Injury: A Family Guidebook, From the Emergency Room to Selecting a Rehabilitation Facility, by Garry Prowe
The Other Side of the Rainbow, by Mickey Antu-Urias
Walking in Fear...How I was introduced to my Brain Aneurysms, by Susan M. James
What I Learned When I Almost Died: How a Maniac TV Producer Put Down His BlackBerry and Started to Live His Life, by Chris Licht

Dealing With a Loss and Coping

Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow, by Elizabeth Lesser
Can You Feel My Tears: My husband's courage and determination to defy death....and the strength our love gave him to fight. , by Lauri Merrow
Dear Cindy, Love Mom: Letters of Love, Loss and Life, by Elaine Roberts Schaller
God's Funny That Way: Surviving A Brain Aneurysm; Anything After That Is A Walk In The Park, by Lori Quaranta
Gray Matter: A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time, by David Levy and Joel Kilpatrick
I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One, by Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D.
In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing, by Lee and Bob Woodruff
When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold S. Kushner

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