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@professorkrh I am sorry for the loss of your Mother. My sister died of a brain aneurysm at 54 yrs old. It’s devastating to lose someone so quickly at any age. To think I had a $50 Calcium Score test and they found it on that test but my Echocardiogram and CTA, almost $5,000 a piece showed no sign of an aneurysm. However my Cardiothoracic Surgeon measured it and showed me where it is on the scan. It is small at 4 cm but to think if I believed the two tests I would be walking around believing I didn’t have an aneurysm. Being able to share my diagnosis w other people who are dealing with this gives me some comfort and a lot of knowledge. Take care of yourself and I pray you and your family members continue to have good health.

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@mazdon60 Thank you for your kind words of encouragement and for sharing your story. These things absolutely make a difference when living day-to-day with this kind of health issue. I feel a familial relationship with each person who is communicating on this site. You have to experience it with others to be able to make any sense of it. I actually had a "moment of relief" experience when mine was discovered since by that time, I knew it was genetic and that sometime along the way I would most likely have an aneurysm. Knowing is the absolutely best thing that can happen. Knowing means taking action early on. Please continue to share. Professorkrh (Karen)