Brain Aneurysm Foundation

I'm fundraising for the Brain Aneurysm Foundation! 

My name is Tammy McDougal and I had my brain rupture from an unknown brain aneurysm on 11/10/23.


This is why early detection is so important.
I was at my daughter?s riding lesson when I got a weird headache that I?ve never felt before and all of a sudden I got major stiff neck pain.


Luckily a lady working at the barn talked me into going to the ER and of course she had to drive me. They thought I had a tension headache or migraine because I past all of the neuro exams he did. He almost didn?t do a CT scan but I started to vomit and I said I?ve never had a migraine or tension headache.


He didn?t CT scan and 30 minutes later came in as white as a ghost and said I had a brain bleed. They transferred me to the big hospital in Louiville where I actually work as a respiratory therapist.


I was in the ICU for almost 3 weeks and 1 night on the ventilator and fellow therapist had to help intubate me.


I had vasospasms and hydrocephalus but the neurosurgeons and intensivist saved me.


Thanks goodness for the wonderful care I got at Baptist east

OUR MISSION: To promote early detection of brain aneurysms by providing knowledge and raising awareness of the signs, symptoms and risk factors. Work with the medical communities to provide support networks for patients and families, as well as to further research that will improve patient outcomes and save lives.