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"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." This quote by James Dean is one of my favorites. You hope to live a long life, but you never really know how much time you have in this world until it's too late. This was a harsh reality for my friend who suffered from a ruptured brain aneurysm just two years ago. She is extremely happy to still be alive. One in 15 people in the United States will develop a brain aneurysm during their lifetime. Many do not know they have a brain aneurysm until it ruptures. A ruptured brain aneurysm can lead to a hemorrhagic stroke, brain damage and death. My friend has considered herself lucky.
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These images depict my friend's struggles, realities, and new-found look on life. I wanted to give a dream-like surreal quality in
Dream and Live. She ponders about life and thinks of what she is happy to still have, including her son.
Live and Dream depicts more of the harsh-realities of her situation. Although she is lucky to be alive, she did still suffer some damage. She has trouble with short-term memory and reading. She also has more brain aneurysms that are closely monitored in-case of more ruptures. These realities have become a part of life for her and she can only live a healthy lifestyle and hope for the best.
For more information on brain aneurysms go to
www.brainaneurysm.com or
www.bafound.org.
I have become a friend of your assistant portrayed in the photos in your project. We have become close since having met on The Brain Aneurysm Awareness site. My daughter was not so lucky. I have told your model how appreciative of youI am for initiating and completing this project and how grateful I am for those efforts. It is an important topic and is not frequently discussed by the general population. My daughter never showed any of the symptoms that sometimes are there, but it is important we make everyone aware of this hidden disease. Research,education and awareness are the keys. Again thanks to you and my friend I’ll call, TLA, for this wonderful article. Alan Morganson, Somers, CT
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