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Bryan, who had surgery to remove an AVM, poses for a picture

Back from the brink: How Boston Children’s saved my life

I was first rushed to Boston Children’s Hospital on my very first night of summer vacation in June 2015. I had been at an eighth-grade graduation party when a brain aneurysm caused by an AVM (arteriovenous malformation) ruptured. All the blood and swelling in my head generated the worst headache I had ever felt. I ... Read More

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