Brain Aneurysm Survivors speak out with personal stories, and we’ll be discussing warning signs, treatments and other issues related to Awareness of a condition few but survivors know much about. An estimated 6.5 million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm, or 1 in 50 people. The annual rate of rupture is approximately 8 – 10 per 100,000 people. About 30,000 people in the United States suffer a brain aneurysm rupture each year. A brain aneurysm ruptures every 18 minutes. This September is the five year mark for Megan Bacigalupo. She suffered a spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage in 2017, while biking home. John Hileman is a nearly 20 year brain aneurysm survivor. He has never given up and never will let a brain injury limit his life. My rupture happened in 1995, when I underwent a craniotomy & clipping procedure. Ron Kratz suffered an aneurysm in 2009 receiving a coil & shunt procedure. Please call in and share a bit of your experience!
Recovery based Radio Show and Book to offer information, support, hope, and awareness.