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Through BAF support, researchers studying new diagnostic strategies designed to expand screening and improve understanding of brain aneurysm risk—before ruptures occur.
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The Impact of Brain Aneurysms on Individuals
In the video below, CNBC Senior Personal Finance Correspondent and brain aneurysm survivor Sharon Epperson shares a powerful message about the importance of raising awareness, knowing your family medical history, and supporting research that can help detect aneurysms earlier and save lives.
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1 in 50 people
in the U.S. has an unruptured brain aneurysm
A brain aneurysm ruptures
every 18 minutes
Early detection is critical as
most brain aneurysms are
treatable
The federal government spends
only $2.94 per year
on brain aneurysm research for each person afflicted
1 in 50 People in the US has an Unruptured Brain Aneurysm. Take the quiz below to see if you are at risk. Almost all brain aneurysms are treatable. Early detection can save lives.
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Keith’s Story
Keith DeLeo’s life changed forever in 2021 when his wife suffered a sudden, ruptured brain aneurysm. There were no warning signs.
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Scott and Cheryl’s Story
When Cheryl suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm nearly 20 years ago, she and her husband Scott had no idea what was happening, only that their lives would never be the same.
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Bonnie’s Story
At just 48 years old, Bonnie Farmer-Hay thought she was doing everything right, until a sudden health scare at church led to the discovery of two brain aneurysms.
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Brianna’s Story
On what seemed like an ordinary day, everything changed. In this powerful firsthand account, Brianna shares her experience surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm. A condition she didn’t even know she had.
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Liliana’s Story
When Liliana Fogel lost her beloved grandmother to a sudden brain aneurysm in 2019, she turned her grief into action.
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Allie’s Story
When Allie Bedell’s father’s brain aneurysm ruptured in 2017, one nurse’s instincts and an experimental surgery saved his life.
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Over $6.5 million
has been funded by the BAF since the inception of our research grant program in 2007
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7,500 primary care professionals
are educated each year by the BAF via PriMed
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We advocate on Capitol Hill
to seek greater brain aneurysm specific research funding through NIH
Your donation to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation goes directly to critical research efforts focused on reducing the incidence of brain aneurysm ruptures, to create new diagnostics to better prevent ruptures and interventions to transform treatment. Funds are also used to support our education initiatives as we work to advance awareness of the signs of brain aneurysms amongst those at risk, as well as providers and emergency responders.
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A brain aneurysm ruptures every 18 minutes.
That’s a life changed forever.
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