A support group meeting will be held on May 10 at 4 p.m. at West Jefferson Medical Center’s Gretna Classroom. Dr. Andrea Toomer of Culicchia Neurological Clinic and Roquel Savoy of Medtronics will discuss “Coping with Pain and Spasticity After a Stroke or Brain Injury.” For more information call 504-349-6396. In the video below, Dr. […]
Our fundraising tennis tournament is April 16 at Pelican Athletic Club in Mandeville. Proceeds from the tournament will fund an aneurysm awareness support group. Cost of entering the tournament is $40 and participants must register by April 9 by contacting Barbara Fisher at bfisher@thepac.com.We will also be at the American Academy of Neurology’s Brain Health […]
Exciting news – the New Orleans Saints football team recognized brain aneurysm support group founder Rebecca Winchell as a “Community Quarterback” and is awarding a $1,000 grant to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation to support the local aneurysm support group here in town. Becky will be recognized at the Saints-Panthers game on New Year’s Day, along […]
The date is set! The third annual Aces Against Aneurysms Tennis Tournament will take place on Monday, April 16 at Pelican Athletic Club. The tournament is an important fundraiser for our brain aneurysm support group. We were able to fund medical research with proceeds from last year’s tournament. Email us at rebeccawinchell@gmail.com if you are […]
Dr. Andrea Toomer talks about how the brain and surrounding cells begin to heal after an aneurysm or traumatic brain injury, at our last support group meeting. Tweet
