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  • October 27, 2022
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  • October 19, 2022
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  • September 21, 2022
    Willow Resident Brings Awareness After Suffering a Brain Aneurysm Rupture
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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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  • June 16, 2020
  • BAF
  • Advocacy

Janet Sutherland Madden Advocates for Brain Aneurysm Awareness

One afternoon Glen Ellyn native Janet Sutherland left work to walk her dog. Without warning, she was struck with the worst headache of her life. She was experiencing a ruptured brain aneurysm.

That was 16 years ago. She was left blind and paralyzed. Given a 3% chance to survive, Janet beat the odds. Today she’s recovered and thriving.

Following her recovery, she’s put much of her spare time into building awareness around brain health and increased funding for research.

Read full article here.



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