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On April 10, 2020, Kyler was riding in the car with his mom, Raylene, when he turned to her and seemed very confused. He told his mom he didn’t know where he was or how he got in the car. Then, he complained his head hurt very badly and his vision was blurry. Suddenly, he couldn’t remember anything for more than a few seconds. A brain CT scan revealed Kyler was bleeding in his brain due to an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in his brain. He had a Grade 5 AVM in his parietal/

Neiron Arrod Ball was a student in the Butts County School system where his favorite teacher was Mrs. Claire Zant. Mrs. Zant was pivotal in helping Neiron and his family during the difficult time when he lost both parents by the age of 9 years old. Neiron was an honor student and member of the BETA Club throughout his educational career. He was a three-sport athlete at Jackson High School where he ran track, played basketball, and excelled at football. Neiron graduated from J

My name is Carly Nunn and I am 22 years old. I am a stroke, aneurysm, and AVM survivor. I had a craniotomy which successfully removed my AVM.  Here is my story. In the early hours of November 13th, 2018, I felt dizzy and weak so I laid down unaware that anything critical was happening.  As I turned to grab my phone, my hand did not reach it. I tried to scream for help, but no sound would come out. After what seems like eternity, I scream and my roommate, who is an RN, came in

On Monday, May 21st, 2017 our family of four enjoyed a Subway sandwich on TV trays as we reviewed the highs and lows of our day.  Zachary, age 14, had babysat his little sister Zoe, age 5 while Chris and I (Ashlee) completed our work for the day. The kids had a low key afternoon watching movies and relaxing as most people prefer to do on a Monday!  After dinner, Zoe got a spark of energy and ran around the living room giggling and chasing her puppy. It was hard to get her rea