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Cleveland – “Woman Undergoes Brain Surgery to Remove Deadly AVM, Caused by Rare Genetic Condition”
Cleveland Clinic – “Every time Lindsay Vos got a throbbing headache, or felt weakness on the left side of her body, she wondered how much longer she would survive. Since 2011, during her senior year at the University of Toledo, the former basketball star…”
Read More“How the Healthcare Industry Failed my Daughter”
Hello everyone. My daughter, Sofia, is 13 years old and has recently been diagnosed with HHT. When Sofia was about three years old she started getting frequent nosebleeds. We tried all the obvious things, humidifiers, Vaseline or Neosporin in her nose, etc. As she got older, the nosebleeds became more frequent, more intense and harder…
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How a Stroke Changed My Life
Just a few years ago, I was a 48-year-old sales manager and an owner of a large, successful manufacturing company. I was always in great shape, and when my partners and I decided to obtain disability insurance, I was rated the #1 best for my health at the time. But 3 weeks later, a “time…
Read MoreI was finally part of the 1%
This is a story that begins back in mid-summer of 2005, June 9th. Thirteen years ago, my brother, Robert, died from HHT (Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia). HHT is a very rare and chronic blood vessel disease with little awareness and funding. Currently there is no cure for HHT. An estimated 1.4 million people worldwide suffer from…
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