The pain struck suddenly, described as “The pain hit like a lightning strike.” Julie went to a hospital but was told it was “just a migraine” and sent home. In reality, something far more serious was happening, as “a silent bomb was ticking” inside her skull while bleeding continued for hours.
By the time her condition worsened, “By the time she reached the ER, everything was on the bri…” and doctors discovered she had suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm. At 37, she woke up after emergency surgery that stopped the bleeding, realizing she had survived a life-threatening event that had gone unnoticed for hours.
