Stories About
Aneurysm & AVM

College Graduate Gets a Second Chance at Life After AVM Rupture
Morgan Bailey had a lot to look forward to in the summer of 2021. She had just graduated from college...

Norwegian Man Travels to Barrow for Risky Surgery
Kristian Knudsen was told by surgeons in Norway that his complex golf ball-sized brain aneurysm was too risky to treat....

Rita’s Story: Make a Life-Saving Slam Dunk for Aneurysm
Left to right: Pamela Klonoff, PhD, Sam Garvin, Rita Garvin, Michael T. Lawton, MD When Sam...

Save Patients like Melissa: Give to Aneurysm & AVM Research
An exceptional young woman, a catastrophic event, a Facebook post, a mother refusing to lose hope and a renowned neurosurgeon...

Show Your Gratitude: Patient Gives Back to Barrow after Life-Saving Surgery
Competence and connection are important to Kim Mantle. She found both at Barrow Neurological Institute, and now she is giving...

A Wife’s Anguish: Help Barrow Find the Answer
Her husband James Nelson, a Battalion Chief for the Gilbert Fire and Rescue Department in Gilbert, Arizona, had a horrible...

Parents Give Back After Son’s Lifesaving Surgery
The seizure crumpled University of San Diego student Colby Bishop, leaving him unconscious on the ground. A professor found him...

Barrow Saved My Life: Join Me in Paying It Forward
Melissa Izzio has been through a lot. This young woman had an extremely rare spinal arteriovenous fistula (AVF), an abnormal...

I Am Here Today Because of Barrow, Now I Want To Give Back
1998 was a turbulent year in the life of Phyllis Keller. Her mother had just passed away. Her children were...