Hello friends, my name is Veronica Field. Thank you for visiting my site. I know you are here because you are either a brain aneurysm survivor, you have lost a loved one, you are a caretaker or simply curious to know about this condition. Please know that you are strong, loved, cherished, highly favored by God and never alone. It is my hope that together we can educate ourselves with as much information as possible and spread the awareness to as many people as possible and to as far as we can while making effort to advocate for programs that will help save lives.
I am a brain aneurysm survivor (1 ruptured and coiled in 2017 and 1 still intact that is being monitored) and I must say the road to recovery has not been that easy. Just a few days to my 31st birthday, my family experienced a life changing moment that I have since named it The nightmare on Naguru Vale Rd. My husband and I together with our 2 children (3 year old and 5 months old then) were residing in Kampala, Uganda on a US diplomatic assignment when I suffered a brain aneurysm in the middle of the night. I cannot recall exactly what happened and how it happened except for what my husband tells me. The only thing I recall doing last on that Friday was putting my kids to bed in our house in Uganda. The next thing I remembered was “waking up” in a hospital bed in the ICU unit with tubes all over me in South Africa. It was everybody’s worst nightmare but the reality to us.
This entire experience has been a true affirmation on just how much God loves us. He surely cannot give us a burden bigger than what we are capable of handling. Just like we are told in Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” We are alive for a reason, we experienced what we did for a reason, we are chosen for a reason. I have spent quite some time trying to figure out “why me”, that I actually forgot that it had to be me because God saw something in me that He had to choose me.
My purpose for starting this blog is to:
- Use my story to help spread awareness to the world on Brain Aneurysm and also on other types of aneurysms.
- Help eliminate some of the anxiety that I have by engaging others into my conversation and getting to know their stories.
- Establish a community where people can learn and teach others about Brain Aneurysm and other types of aneurysms.
- Start a conversation on teaching basic CPR to everybody including children above the age of 5 years old and advocate for it. Knowing what to do in the case of an emergency can help save a life. It is more critical in the developing countries where access to emergency medical care is limited.
Please follow me on this blog where I will be using a combination of my own story and information from other accredited sites pertaining to brain aneurysm to give you as much information as possible so we can help spread awareness.
I love this song, it gives me the motivation that I need to get through the day and live not in fear but in courage and determination….And when that final day comes that I have to cross over and be with my savior, I will do so in faith and dignity because I know that He Reigns. Please note that I do not own the rights to any media used on this site.
Because He Lives
God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus
He came to love, heal and forgive
He lived and died to buy my pardon
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow
Because He lives, all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living
Just because He lives.
How sweet to hold a newborn baby
And feel the pride and the joy he gives
But greater still the calm assurance
This child can face uncertain days because He Lives.
And then one day, I’ll cross that river
I’ll fight life’s final war with pain
And then, as death gives way to vict’ry
I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know He reigns.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow
Because He lives, all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living
Just because He lives
Because he lives
Because he lives
Written by William J. Gaither and Gloria Gaither
What have I done so far?
Besides this blog, I have written and published a book, Tips on Surviving a Brain Aneurysm: for survivors, loved ones and caregivers, a brain aneurysm advocate through the Brain Aneurysm Foundation and currently a mentor on one of my online brain aneurysm support groups. The book was initially intended for my friends and family who were more concerned about brain aneurysms and my overall welfare. I had to compile information together to not only help them ease their anxiety but to also help me stop the guessing game and use it as a reference. However, some of my friends and fellow brain aneurysm survivors requested me to make the book available for the public, thus, published it. I have strong faith that this is just the beginning of greater things to come in an effort to help raise brain aneurysm awareness.
The book is currently available on Amazon worldwide and will soon be available through other bookstores.
Brain Aneurysm Global Insight 