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  • November 16, 2023
    60-Year-Old Brain Aneurysm Survivor Runs NYC Marathon
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  • November 13, 2023
    Peloton Star Partnering with BAF to Promote Brain Aneurysm Awareness, Research
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  • October 16, 2023
    Lauren Miller Rogen Reveals She Had Brain Aneurysm Removed: ‘I’m Truly Grateful’
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  • September 19, 2023
    NBC News: Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month with Sharon Epperson
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  • September 08, 2023
    Mom of 4 Who Died of Brain Aneurysm at Son’s Football Game Donates 4 Organs: ‘She Saved Lives’
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  • September 05, 2023
    Brain Aneurysm Foundation Launches New Campaign to Increase Disease Awareness and Accelerate Research
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  • July 05, 2023
    German Fitness Influencer Jo Lindner Dies of Aneurysm at 30
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  • June 03, 2023
    Influencer Jackie Miller James in Medically Induced Coma After Aneurysm Ruptures a Week from Due Date
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  • May 19, 2023
    Father of ‘Jeopardy!’ star dies of brain aneurysm: Here’s what you need to know
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  • May 05, 2023
    UC Research Team Receives Brain Aneurysm Foundation Grant
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  • AdventHealth Brain Aneurysm Support Group

    Winter Park, FL

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  • Baltimore Brain Aneurysm Foundation Support Group

    Lutherville-Timonium, MD

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  • Bay Area Aneurysm and Vascular Malformation Support Group

    San Francisco, CA

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  • March 01, 2022
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A 26-Year-Old Who Had a Brain Hemorrhage While Running Describes Being Judged in Public Because of Her Impaired Speech

Bryn Bowles had the day off from her job as a critical-care nurse in Anchorage, Alaska, when the then-26-year-old decided to go for a run. Partway through the jog, she collapsed.

A bystander called 911 and Bowles was rushed to the hospital. One of the first things Bowles remembers is trying to ask “what happened?” in the hospital, but having only the sound “you-you-you” come out. “The whole time, in my head I can see it, but when I talk, I can’t say it,” Bowles told Insider.

 



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