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  • November 13, 2023
    Peloton Star Partnering with BAF to Promote Brain Aneurysm Awareness, Research
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    NBC News: Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month with Sharon Epperson
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  • September 30, 2022
    Influencer Meredith Staggers Says Her Migraine Turned Out to Be a Life-Threatening Brain Aneurysm
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  • August 11, 2022
    Meet Research Grant Recipient: Joseph Antonios, MD, PhD
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  • May 13, 2022
    Viewpoint: Long-Overlooked Killer Needs Attention, Funding
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  • April 08, 2022
    ‘My Dad Would Be Really Happy’: Running The Boston Marathon To Heal From Father’s Sudden Death
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  • July 20, 2021
    Beyond The Ice: Bruins Kevan Miller
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  • June 16, 2020
    Bunny Hop for Brain Aneurysm Awareness Hopefully Rescheduled for Fall
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  • June 16, 2020
    Janet Sutherland Madden Advocates for Brain Aneurysm Awareness
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  • May 29, 2020
    Brain Aneurysm Foundation Named Finalist for Advocacy Excellence Award
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  • AdventHealth Brain Aneurysm Support Group

    Winter Park, FL

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    Lutherville-Timonium, MD

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    San Francisco, CA

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  • April 08, 2022
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‘My Dad Would Be Really Happy’: Running The Boston Marathon To Heal From Father’s Sudden Death

BOSTON (CBS) – For many who run the Boston Marathon, the reasons behind their run are very personal. That’s true for 21-year-old Eddie Fettuccia; he has never been a runner – until very recently.

“I found out that really helped me deal with the pain and the loss of my dad,” Eddie shared. In 2019, Eddie’s father, Patrick, collapsed at his younger brother’s hockey game. He unknowingly had a brain aneurysm and it ruptured. He died just three days before Christmas.

 



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