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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 31, 2023
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‘I Hit The Floor’: Tamala Jones Opens Up About Suffering Brain Aneurysm

Actress Tamala Jones, 48, made an appearance on The Tamron Hall Show and gave viewers an update on her health. The Wood actress shared that at the peak of her career, she suffered a brain aneurysm.

“I was born with it,” Jones said of her aneurysm. “I wasn’t expecting that, and no one else was. It was a headache that happened for two weeks straight. I was taking all the sinus medicine and Tylenol. [I] probably should of took an aspirin, and it kept going,” Jones said while describing the intensity of the signs and the medication she took to try to alleviate the discomfort.

 



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