THE BRAIN ANEURYSM SURVIVOR’S CHALLENGES

Norwell VNA Brain Aneurysm Support Group Meets April 9th

March 10, 2008 – Brain aneurysm survivors face an assortment of physical and emotional challenges in their every day lives. Each survivor’s experiences and feelings are unique. According to The Brain Aneurysm Foundation, gathering information on the condition can help ease fear, begin the healing process and bring a sense of comfort and support to brain aneurysm survivors.

The Norwell Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) hopes to provide survivors with this comfort at their next Brain Aneurysm Support Group on Wednesday April 9, 2008 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Norwell VNA, located at 91 Longwater Circle in Norwell. The group will host Gail Bickford, a brain aneurysm survivor, who will be on hand to lead a program entitled “The Brain Aneurysm Survivor’s Challenges.” Group organizers hope that Bickford’s story will help others cope with the trials they face.

Supported by the Friends of the Norwell VNA, the Brain Aneurysm Support Group is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided and there is plenty of free, handicapped-accessible parking. For more information about this support group or the Norwell VNA, please visit the website at www.nvna.org or call 781-659-2342.

The Norwell Visiting Nurse Association, located in Norwell and serving the South Shore, provides nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nutritional counseling, home health aides/homemakers and a variety of support services and programs to patients of all ages and for all needs. The Norwell VNA has been serving the community since 1920 providing services to residents in Norwell, Scituate, Abington, Braintree, Cohasset, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Pembroke, Quincy, Rockland, Weymouth and Whitman. For more information about the Norwell VNA and its services, please visit the web site at www.nvna.org or call 781-659-2342.