Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month

September 2024 is Brain Aneurysm Awareness month!

So this month I am going to share material that will educate you about what Brain Aneurysm IS (and isn't), as well as share my life experience to-date since encountering it!

I have chosen to share my story in a different form today.

Read and enjoy.x

A Resilient Heart: Hope Is My Armour

By Annabel Aaron

A silent storm within the mind,

On April’s dawn, it came to find,

A lurking shadow, hard to see,

A fragile vessel inside of me.

A brain aneurysm, sudden and sly,

A whispered threat that aimed to pry,

For on that day, the first of spring,

The doctors said I’d lose everything.

A weakened wall, a thinning thread,

Where blood was gently, silently led,

But pressure grew, the danger soared,

And imminent death was their word, forewarned.

Imagine rivers, deep and wide,

That carve the earth, their paths to bide,

But when their banks begin to break,

The land that floods begins to shake.

So too, the blood within my brain,

Flowed through its paths with growing strain,

Until that vessel weak and frail,

Gave way to rupture, life’s detail.

They told me then, with a solemn face,

That death would come, a swift embrace,

That memory lost would never mend,

And life as known had reached its end.

A job, a future, children, dreams,

Were distant now, or so it seemed,

For five long years, or maybe more,

They said I’d live behind closed doors.

But courage builds within the soul,

And knowledge makes the broken whole,

For though their words were filled with fear,

My heart found strength, my mind grew clear.

I would not let this steal my day,

I rose above, I found my way,

For every trial, every test,

I stood my ground, I gave my best.

With hope as armour, faith as guide,

I walked with strength, with my love beside,

And in those moments, dark and grim,

I felt the power grow within.

I defied the odds, I broke the mold,

The myths they told began to fold,

My memory returned, my life regained,

The job, the dreams, they were all retained.

I am not a victim, not the frail,

I am the one who did prevail,

For in my hands, my future lies,

With every heartbeat, I still rise.

So let this knowledge light the way,

That even in the darkest day,

We hold the power, we hold the might,

To turn the wrong into the right.

For in this fight, we are the storm,

Resilient hearts in every form,

Aneurysms may try to sway,

But I have thrived, I did not fray.

With courage, care, and steadfast grace,

I faced the challenge, I embraced,

A life renewed, a world restored,

With every breath, my spirit soared.

A silent storm within the mind,

May strike, but I am not confined,

For in my strength, I’ve always known,

The power to heal and be restored is not my own

BUT GOD…HIS alone!

Hope you enjoyed my unique way of telling my (abbreviated version of my) story regarding the Brain Aneurysm I encountered!

#IChoose to rise above every challenge and embrace the strength within me!

#IChoose to walk with courage and faith, knowing that I am not defined by my circumstances!

#IChoose to trust Gods power to heal and restore my life, no matter the storm, no matter the duration!

If you have experienced this, or any form of Brain Injury...know this, You Are NOT Alone!