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The Brain Aneurysm Foundation of Massachusetts holds the 3rd annual champion awards, celebrating survivors, donors, supporters, and families alike. This year, Mayor Walsh accepts the award for Public Official Champion.
A
A
The
foundation
has
grown
through
a
much
so
much
through
the
years
from
a
local
Boston
support
group
to
the
globally
recognized
leader
for
brain
aneurysm
awareness,
education,
support,
advocacy
in
research
funding
each
year
the
foundation
has
made
steady
and
consistent
growth,
both
financially
and
with
our
programs.
Some
accomplishments
of
the
past
year
were
a
newly
designed
website
for
better
user
experience.
A
An
educational
lecturer
that
was
developed
for
primary
care
professionals
on
the
early
detection
and
management
of
brain
aneurysms
that
was
presented,
live
in
New,
York
and
Chicago,
and
is
now
available
online
for
a
year
where
it
is
being
viewed
globally
and
is
receiving
great
feedback
were
great
feedback.
Sorry,
our
detection
and
treatment
booklet
booklet
that
are
being
distributed
globally
were
now
translated
into
the
5th
language
which
is
Arabic,
and
we
continue
it's
the
largest
private
funder
of
brain
aneurysm
research
by
awarding
500,000
to
14
different
projects.
A
Last
week,
I
had
the
pleasure
of
being
on
Capitol
Hill,
with
some
of
you
in
this
room
with
over
a
hundred
people
from
23
different
states,
raising
awareness
of
brain
aneurysms,
as
well
as
seeking
support
for
Ellie's
law,
which
would
authorize
five
million
dollars
for
five
years
from
NIH
and
ni
NDS
for
brain
aneurysm,
specific
research
funding,
I'm
happy
to
report.
We
have
support
from
both
congressman
Lynch
and
Senator
Markey
here
in
Massachusetts
over.
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The
past
25
years
everything
bf
has
done,
has
begun
with
awareness
with
1
in
50
people
affected
by
brain
aneurysms,
equivalent
to
almost
100
36,000
people
in
Massachusetts,
30,000
people
a
year,
rupturing
and
half
of
those
people
dying.
There's
still
so
much
to
be
done
so
tonight
we're
here
to
thank
the
champions
in
our
community
who
are
working
with
the
foundation
to
make
a
change
and
be
a
voice
for
a
disease
that
is
ending
lives
and
changing
lives
forever,
as
it
is
a
25th
anniversary
this
year.
A
We're
awarding
some
champions,
who
have
more
recently
made
significant
impact
for
the
cause,
as
well
as
some
folks
who
have
been
champions
through
the
years
is
one
of
our
projects.
For
the
year
we
are
working
on
a
25th
anniversary
video
to
highlight
some
of
the
things
that
the
foundation
is
through
the
years
with
some
of
our
supporters
and
the
people
that
we
have
worked
with,
and
we
have
a
message
here
from
some
of
those
people
who
have
been
part
of
that.
Video.
B
G
B
H
F
Congratulations
to
the
brain
in
unison
foundation.
Oh
my
god,
you
have
been
a
ballista
in
my
life
and
I,
don't
know
where
I
would
be
without
the
brand-new
business
foundation.
Congratulations
to
the
regulars
and
foundation
for
25
years.
Thank
you
forever,
my
mom
and
you
and
helping
it
were
literally
like
or
situation.
A
Thank
you
and
you'll
be
happy
to
hear
that
I'm,
not
the
only
one
who's
gonna
be
stumbling
up
here
tonight.
So
I'm
fortunate
now
to
introduce
my
co-host
talk
to
Lynn.
He
was
a
past
champion
and
I.
Think
if
we
were
gonna,
give
him
a
new
champion
and
award
this
year
would
probably
be
most
likely
to
be
a
pitbull
champion.
So
with
that
Thompson.
D
You
won't
be
the
only
one
bumbling
up
here
tonight.
Is
it
I
had
a
ruptured
brain
aneurysm?
What's
your
Excuse,
hey
I
didn't
get
a
parking
space
out
of
it,
so
it
is
great
to
be
here
and
participate
in
this
ceremony
once
again
and
it's
my
real
honor
to
introduce
our
2019
public
official
public
official
champion
awadhi.
This
gentleman
is
more
than
our
mayor
for
the
city
of
Boston.
He
is
my
friend
mayor.
D
The
mayor
is
a
champion
on
all
causes,
not
just
ours,
although
as
part
of
the
best,
when
I
suffered
my
aneurysm
rupture
on
April
30
of
the
2017,
the
mayor
immediately
called
my
sister
Kelly
and
offered
any
assistance
at
his
disposal.
How's
Heather
how's,
the
kids.
What
can
I
do
a
question?
We
hear
all
too
much
from
the
people
who
care
about
us
as
survivors.
When
really
does
nothing
anybody
can
do,
but
to
wait
when
I
was
released
from
the
hospital.
D
He
had
a
lot
of
questions,
as
did
I,
and
he
and
I
learned
a
lot
about
brain
aneurysms.
Together,
we
was
surprised
to
learn
that
1
in
50
people
have
an
undiagnosed,
an
unruptured
brain
aneurysm.
As
Christine
talked
about
those
numbers
of
staggering,
we
were
surprised
to
learn
that
it
when
an
aneurysm
ruptures
every
18
minutes
killing
50%
of
the
people
who
suffer
that
rupture
in
the
first
24
hours
in
50%
more
in
the
first
30
days.
D
D
This
you
had
a
safe,
so
the
mayor
Cosby's
like
what
are
you
doing,
I
said
I'll,
we're
doing
this
5050
thing
and
he
says
I'm
not
doing
anything.
I'm
gonna
come
back.
Yes,
you
did
goodbye,
so
the
TV
Guide
in
security
was
like
having
a
heart
attack
right
cuz.
This
is
the
mayor
in
the
lobby:
Hakan
chances
too
for
the
50-50
raffle.
So
all
the
security
guys
of
the
garden
are
like
trying
to
do
their
thing
and
finally,
May
says:
hey:
we
get
the
hell
away
from
me.
D
D
D
It
acknowledges
here's
my
list
and
but
you
know,
and
then
there's
honestly,
those
are
the
big
things
right
and
but
it's
the
small
things
it's
the
phone
calls
it's
the
it's
the
it's
the
kindness,
it's
the
friendship,
it's
his
inquisitive
nature
of
learning
more
and
appreciating
that
the
brain
ears
of
the
foundation
was
founded
here
in
Boston,
under
the
leadership
of
dr.
oglivie,
the
father
and
Dede
the
mother.
But
you
know
I
mean
one
August
we
were
working
on.
D
A
Tall
Ships
to
visit
in
Boston
and
I
was
on
the
planning
team
when,
when
I
got
sick,
and
so
the
mayor
sees
being
at
the
event
in
typical
form,
the
phone
rings,
and
so
it's
on
my
cell
phone,
so
I'm
like
South
America,
so
I
picked
them
like
Hello.
He
goes
yeah.
You
look
really
tired,
you're.
Overdoing
it
go
home
alright,
so,
honestly,
you
know
if
you
have
a
cause
and
you're
in
need.
There
is
no
bigger
champion
in
y'all
kana
than
this
guy,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
put
your
hands
together
for
our
2019
champion.
J
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Tom
and
I
want
to
give
a
show.
The
governor
was
there
too
for
five
minutes
with
the
I
raise
all
the
money.
I
know
those
people
in
the
stadia.
He
left
I
raised
the
money,
but
I
want
to
I
want
to
I
want
to
thank
you.
It
was
a
fun
night.
I
want
to
thank
Tom
and
Heather,
and
the
kids
and
some
women
friends
for
Tom's
been
a
friend
for
a
long
time,
and
when
this
happens
it
was
a
shock
when
he
aneurysm
and
Kelly.
J
His
sister
Kelly
at
the
time
was
working
in
the
hospice
department
as
superintendent,
and
it
was
one
of
those
things.
That's
unexpected
I
know,
I've
met
a
lot
of
survivors
here
today
and
I
know.
There's
some
folks
in
this
room
that
that
lost
loved
ones
and
I
want
you
to
say
that
we're
here,
it's
important
to
raise
awareness,
it's
important
to
have
conversations
as
important
to
make
sure
I
don't
regard
myself
as
a
champion.
J
That's
what
I'm
supposed
to
do,
but
the
other
folks
that
didn't
recognize
all
the
honorees
tonight
and
others,
some
survivors
on
there
and
a
lot
of
other
folks.
Thank
you
for
what
you
do
every
single
day,
because
this
is
really
important.
I'm,
a
cancer
survivor
and
I
had
it
when
I
was
a
kid
and
raising
awareness
on
any
type
of
illness,
any
type
of
disease,
any
type
of
medical
condition.
It's
so
important
because
it's
important
to
talk
about
it
when
I
cancer
as
a
kid
I
was
seven.
J
J
I
want
to
thank
Christine.
The
executive
director
and
I
want
to
congratulate
you
want
25
years
as
an
organization.
It's
really
that's
an
accomplishment
in
itself.
It's
not
easy
to
do
as
an
organization
to
keep
the
momentum
because,
usually
when
it
starts,
it
has
the
best
of
intentions
and
then
over
time
it
kind
of
it
kind
of
Peters
off
a
bit,
and
that
doesn't
doesn't
happen
here.
So
thank
you
for
that.
The
people
in
this
room
have
turned
their
lives
into
life-changing
trauma
into
life-saving
mission.
So
thank
you
for
that
as
well.
J
J
He
started
with
an
injury
in
the
aftermath
of
the
2013
Marathon
bombing
a
year
later,
his
aneurysm
rumped,
it
I,
didn't
know
his
family
before
that.
But
I
got
a
chance
to
know
his
mom
and
his
dad
and
his
sister
and
words
don't
describe
their
grief,
his
dad
when
he
comes
to
Boston
and
and
they
celebrate
DJ
in
different
ways.
He
still
wears
his
badge.
He
was
so
proud
of
his
son
for
being
in
the
gang
unit
and
for
being
a
police
officer
that
actually
saved
lives.
J
He
was
proud
of
his
son
for
the
work
that
he
did
in
Marathon,
Monday
and
that
day
in
2013
he
was
the
hero
and
now
he's
gone.
So
this
isn't
just
about
saving
lives
as
an
individual.
It's
about
saving
families
and
being
supportive
of
families.
What
the
work
that
you
do
it's
about:
protecting
the
entire
community
from
loss,
so
I
just
want
to
I,
want
to
end
and
dank
the
family
members
here.
I
want
to
thank
the
co-workers
here
today.
J
I
want
to
thank
the
people
and
then
a
lot
of
you
grew
up
with
someone
and
when
you
thank
them
for
as
well
for
sharing
their
experience
and
the
experience
and
talking
all
along
all
I
can
do,
and
Tommy
thanked
me
for
for
putting
City
Hall
in
red.
All
I
can
do
is
help
amplify
your
voice
and
as
a
mayor,
the
city
of
Boston,
or
even
as
not
the
mayor
as
a
private
citizen,
that's
what
my
obligation
is
Tommy
are.
We
talked
about
115
Christine
mentioned
one
in
50,
people
have
an
unruptured
brain
aneurysm
Tom.
J
You
might
have
said
that
that
means
that
in
the
city
of
Boston,
that's
four
10,000
people
alone.
When
you
think
of
the
magnitude
of
that
as
the
mayor
it
concerns
me
and
as
as
as
a
governor
in
oil
concerns
the
governor
and
his
Washington,
it
should
concern
Washington,
so
everything
that
we
can
do
to
be
helpful.
We
will
I
am
truly
honored
to
be
recognized
tonight.
I
really
don't
deserve.
J
D
D
And
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
I'm,
not
sure
if
Christine
did
but
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
our
friends
at
Massport
who
were
gracious
enough
to
underwrite
the
cost
of
this
events.
Tonight
and
I
know
some
of
the
master.
Excuse
me
master
port
team
here,
so
how
about
a
nice
round
of
applause
for
them
Kalama
over
here
so
Christine
and
I
had
had
a
chance
to
arrange
a
photo-op
earlier
today
with
actually
right
before
their,
and
then
she
offered
up
from
Temple,
Asura
and
I
walked
see
wooden.
D
You
know
waiting
for
me
to
wake
and
when
I
did,
we
would
talk
and
we
never
talked
about
work.
We
talked
about
life,
we
talked
about
family,
we
talked
about
children,
we
talked
about
what's
important,
she
came
to
my
home
and
we
discussed
my
future
and
when
I
told
her
that
I
needed
to
simplify
my
life,
that
I
just
couldn't
not
in
good
conscience,
go
back
to
the
job
I
loved
and
serve
with
the
people.
I
served
with.
She
was
fully
supportive
of
that
is
difficult.
D
At
least
she
pretended
it
was
I
wouldn't
be
working
with
her
anymore,
but
she
also
supports
the
brain
aneurysm
Foundation,
to
raise
awareness
and
she's.
Given
us
billboard,
space
I
know
we
have
some
of
the
renderings
around
here,
the
the
statewide.
We
get
billboard
space
to
send
our
message
out
to
people
who
otherwise
would
not
see
it
every
year
to
show
her
support.
D
As
the
mayor
work
to
our
other
great
partner,
governor
Baker,
she
lights,
the
Zakim
bridge
in
Boston,
the
Byrnes
bridge
in
Worcester,
as
well
as
the
Government
Center
T
station
in
the
iconic
South
Station
red,
to
raise
awareness
for
brain
aneurysms.
As
well,
the
mascot
team
and
the
gentleman
that
you're
going
to
hear
from
and
accept
the
award
on
behalf
of
mascot,
they
put
a
team
in
the
arterial
challenge,
which
is
may
5th
this
year
over
Fenway
Park,
and
they
continue
to
support
us
in
all
of
our
endeavors.
D
The
mass,
the
mascot
brain
aneurysm
exposure.
Sadly
didn't
end
with
me.
They
lost
one
of
their
brightest
stars.
When
another
member
of
the
mast,
mascot
family,
suffered
a
rupture.
She
fought
the
good
fight
but,
as
we
know,
the
odds
of
survival
and
not
good
Nikki
Tishler,
passed
away
from
her
brain
aneurysm.
D
Just
over
a
year
ago,
a
March
25th
of
2018
and
to
know
Nikki,
she
was
when
you
saw
her
come
in
your
office,
you
couldn't
help
but
go
oh,
like
a
million
things
going
on
and
she
was
you
know
if
you
could
just
build
a
public
servant.
You
know
nine
times
out
of
ten
that
public
servant
would
be
Nikki
Tischler
and
we
miss
her
greatly.
D
So
you
see
you
know,
secretary
Pollock
and
our
friends
at
mascot
understand
how
important
awareness
is
and
we
thank
them
for
their
support.
We
mourn
with
them.
We
thank
them
for
their
friendship
and
for
their
love
and
to
accept
the
award
on
behalf
of
the
entire
mascot
family
is
under
secretary
Scott
Bosworth.
G
K
K
Honestly,
no
honestly,
thank
you
very
much
for
having
me
here.
I
would
like
to
start
by
saying
very
quickly
our
mayor
who's
here
still
I've
been
you
know
in
government
service
or
serving
government
for
over
30
years,
and
this
is
a
mayor
and
elected
official
who
uses
the
power
of
his
office
for
every
cause
that
is
meaningful
to
his
constituents.
K
The
city,
the
people
of
the
Commonwealth
and
you
know
in
mankind
in
general
and
I,
just
think
that
he's
very
humble,
but
honestly,
most
many
many
politicians
just
use
the
office,
for
you
know
for
their
issues
and
things.
But
this
gentleman
goes
out
of
his
way,
each
and
every
day
to
fight
causes
that
are
important.
All
of
us,
so
I
want
to
just
thank
him
as
well.
K
And
I
do
want
to
thank
you,
I'm,
so
proud
to
be
here
on
behalf
of
secretary
and
the
family
at
mascot.
We
are
so
happy
to
have
a
group
of
our
mascot
officials
here
it
you
know.
As
Tom
mentioned,
our
world
was
shocked
a
couple
years
back.
Like
many
things.
You
know
you
you're
not
really
aware.
Until,
unfortunately,
you
will
get
shocked
like
it
did
for
us,
and
you
know
two
very
big
personalities
within
our
family.
You
know,
you
know,
depend
an
issue
in
to
people.
K
We
care
about
so
very,
very
much
each
and
every
day,
and
you
know
I
can't
tell
you
how
much
it
means
to
us
that
we
have
Tom
now
helping
us
and
teaching
us
and
and
helping
us
become
the
advocates
that
we
should
be.
You
know
we
we
do
what
we
can
right,
we're
an
agency
that
you
know
we
provide
transportation,
but
we
have
billboards
and
we
have
bridges,
and
we
have
voices-
and
you
know
I'm,
proud-
that
the
secretary
has
our
district
highway
directors.
K
Thinking
about
this
now
and
making
sure
that
any
opportunity
we
have
to
get
the
word
out
there,
we
do
it
but
I
think.
As
the
mayor
said,
you
know,
after
the
shock
and
awe
is
gone
gone.
It's
important
that
you
stay
on
message.
You
stay
because
these
billboards,
they're
they're
built
you
know,
they're,
not
a
big
deal,
but
things
thousands
and
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
to
see
them
and
see
them
and
make
them
think
get
tested.
Go
out!
K
Ask
your
doctor,
you
know
you,
you
have
symptoms,
go
out
and
find
out
so
I
personally
am
extremely
proud
to
be
part
of
an
organization
that
will
lend
what
it
has,
what
it
is
to
help
a
cause,
and
particularly
this
cause,
because
this
gentleman
right
here
it
means
so
much
to
our
mascot,
family
and
I.
Thank
you
on
behalf
of
secretary
Pollock,
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
for
recognizing
us
for
the
little
we
do,
but
it's
really
you
that
do
does
the
the
meaningful
work
and
keep
us
keep
us
on
it.
Thank
you
very
much.
K
H
D
So
our
next
awardee
is
the
Boston
Bruins
foundation
in
our
partnership
with
the
Boston
Bruins
in
the
boston.
Bruins
foundation
was
born
out
of
the
brain
aneurism
Foundation's
relationship
with
Boston
Bruins,
how
many
times
I
just
say:
Boston
Bruins,
Boston,
Bruins,
defenseman,
Kevin,
Miller
kevin
has
lent
his
voice,
his
likeness
his
personality
to
the
foundation
in
in
an
effort
to
raise
awareness
last
year.
D
This
took
the
shape
with
the
billboards
that
Kevin
posed
with
with
the
social
media
postings
that
he
has
done
with
the
PSAs
that
he
is
also
done,
but
though
those
are
only
as
good
as
the
medium
in
which
we
can
get
them
out.
So
with
our
partnership
with
the
Boston
Bruins
foundation,
they
were
gracious
enough
to
play
Kevin's
message
on
the
jumbotron
at
appropriate
times
and
breaks
of
play.
D
They
are
the
ones
that
open
up
their
doors
for
the
50/50
raffle
for
us
and
was
so
gracious
with
with
their
staff
and
their
time
and
their
patience
with
Christine.
Oh
yeah.
Next,
you
can,
you
can
say
anything
about,
but
also
you
know,
frankly,
with
their
commitment
to
community.
So
this
year,
Kevin
approached
another
friend
of
the
foundation
in
form
of
Boston
Bruin,
the
executive
director
of
the
Boston
Bruins
foundation,
Bob
Sweeney,
to
inquire
about
that
partnership,
and
it
was
through
that
efforts
and
I,
don't
know
how
familiar
all
I.
You
know.
D
You
see
these
athletes
and
they
have
the
colors
that
they
wear
in
a
game,
but
not
the
game,
jersey
itself
and
due
to
the
intervention
of
Bob,
Sweeney
and
others,
the
Jacobs
family
and
the
NHL
said
no.
Absolutely
we
had
the
spoke
to
be.
You
know
we're
the
actual
team
shirt,
so
Christine
dragged
Kevin
around
to
various
things
that
will
lip
read
thanks
again
máirtÃn
and
had
his
picture
taken.
So
you
know
again,
as
we
continue
to
raise
awareness,
it's
great,
to
have
different
audiences
in
which
we
can
do
that
and
Bob
Sweeney.
D
The
executive
director
of
the
bruins
foundation
had
a
family
commitment
tonight,
but
he
was
kind
enough
to
send
somebody
who
we
wanted.
Anyways
Leandre
Murphy,
who
is
actually
the
you
know
the
the
work
could
be
behind
everything
good
that
happens
out
of
Boston
Bruins
foundation,
so
we
Andrew
Murphy.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
Boston
boys
foundation.
L
Hi
everyone
on
behalf
of
the
Boston
Bruins
foundation.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
award.
It's
an
honor.
We
do
a
lot
of
work
in
the
community
and
it's
really
an
honor
to
work
with
you
guys.
This
season,
we
had
the
opportunity
to
host
the
brain
aneurism
Foundation
at
the
Garden
during
a
50/50
which
they
brought
the
mayor
in
the
governor,
which
did
cause
the
security
to
flip
out
I've,
never
seen
anything
like
it.
There
was
so
much
attention
around
the
50-50,
but
thank
you
guys.
Thank
you
very
much.
D
A
You
Christine,
so
a
big
thank
you
to
our
the
first
three
champions
we
had
were
really
the
people
that
have
stepped
up
over
the
past
year.
In
all
honesty,
that
is
due
to
Tom
Timlin,
the
the
connections
that
he's
been
able
to
make
the
awareness
the
education
to
raise
the
level
of
this
weirdness
did
not
just
in
this
state
but
across
the
country
has
been
amazing.
I
mean
he
honestly.
A
To
the
other
side
of
our
champion
to
the
people
that
have
really
been
involved
with
the
organization
for
a
really
long
time,
so
they
all
have
a
special
meaning
to
me
and
to
the
organization
is
just
as
the
prior
three
champions.
So
the
first
champion
we're
going
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
is
Cathy's
artists,
our
survivor
champion
Kathy.
There
you
are,
we
all
we
fight
all
the
time
about
the
campus.
There
we
go.
A
We
argue
all
the
time
who
has
the
bigger
crush
on
Keith
Lockhart,
yeah
Joey
says
a
turkey,
but
whatever
it's,
okay,
hey
I'm,
Kevin
Miller
I'll
give
her
Keith
over
Kevin,
but
anyway,
Kathy
is
someone
I've
known
for
almost
13
years
beginning
early
in
her
recovery,
Kathy
is
a
fighter.
Someone
who
never
looks
back
and
who
loves
to
laugh.
Kathy
has
generously
helped
the
foundation
grow
through
the
years
she
volunteers
whenever
she
can
at
symposiums
golf
tournaments.
A
The
pops
awareness
tables
she's,
aided
in
many
support
groups
and
participates
in
our
advocacy
day
and
started
her
own
comedy
show
fundraiser
Kathy
is
selfishly
selflessly
given
her
time
to
the
baf
and
shared
her
story
and
the
hope
of
helping
others
for
over
13
years.
Kathy
always
has
a
smile
on
her
face
and
is
ready
for
whatever
comes
her
way,
I've
been
inspired
by
Kathy's
ability
to
so
generously
give
back
and
move
forward
from
her
traumatic
rupture
experience
with
such
grace.
A
M
Thank
you
so
much
I
was
so
honored
and
grateful
and
never
expected
this
to
happen.
But
my
event
was
13
years
ago
on
New
Year's,
Eve
2005
I
was
on
my
way
to
a
New
Year's
Eve
party,
with
friends
and
I
stopped
at
my
favorite
store
that
no
longer
exists
Filene's.
To
pick
up
my
in
anniversary
gift
from
my
parents,
whose
anniversary
is
New,
Year's
Day.
A
M
You
Jen
I
made
it
out
of
the
stove,
with
the
gift
in
hand,
put
it
in
the
trunk
of
my
car
and
never
made
it
to
the
driver
side.
Car
driver
side
of
the
seat
of
the
car
I
got
a
pain
that
went
from
one
side
of
my
head
to
the
other
and
thought
wow
that
really
hurts
I,
think
I
better
sit
down.
I
never
got
the
opportunity
to
do
that.
M
I
went
down
straight
out
and
apparently
had
a
seizure,
so
I'm
told
I
had
a
witness
a
gentleman
who
witnessed
the
accident
in
the
parking
lot
apparently
waiting
for
somebody
to
come
out
of
the
store.
Thankfully
everything
all
the
stars
are
in
line
for
me
that
night
I
had
a
ruptured
aneurysm
with
a
hemorrhagic
stroke
and
a
grade
4
subarachnoid
hemorrhage
from
my
tiny
aneurysm.
M
M
Unfortunately,
on
the
way
in
the
snow,
I
had
Vincent
in
the
ambulance
and
had
to
go
back
to
the
hospital,
so
my
family
got
to
the
emergency
room
at
Mass
General
before
I
did
and
did
not
know
where
I
was
and
was
trying
to
figure
it
out.
My
sister
was
in
the
front
seat
of
the
ambulance
having
a
heart
attack
and
coronary
issues,
because
she
thought
I
was
in
the
back
of
the
ambulance
going
bye-bye,
which
thankfully
I
was
not
because
I'm
still
here.
M
That's
the
only
regret
that
I
have
of
that
night
is
that
I'd
never
got
to
acknowledge
the
man
who
helped
me
in
the
parking
lot,
even
after
an
ad
in
the
local
newspaper,
I
could
not
identify
who
he
was
I
tried
to
meet
with
everybody.
After
the
fact,
the
firemen,
the
ambulance,
people
all
of
the
doctors
in
the
emergency
room,
the
doctors
at
Mass
General,
including
my
hair,
about
dr.
Ogilvie,
who
after
13
yes
still
makes
me
cry.
I,
still
want
real
peace.
M
He
taught
my
family
that
everything
is
gonna,
be
okay
and
that
I
would
be
alright
and,
and
indeed
I
am
cuz.
I'm
still
here
my
family
and
my
friends
picked
up.
Omega
I'm
mega
stack
a
mega
stack
of
obligations
that
I
knew
nothing
about.
I
have
no
idea
what
happened
to
me
for
21
days.
I
was
in
the
neuro
ICU
unit
at
Mass,
General
and
two
of
the
stories
that
I'm
told
to
respond
to
week.
We
relayed
to
you
guys
repeatedly
on
all
my
stories.
M
His
first
one
was
in
the
unit
at
the
Mass
General
and
I
woke
up
on
propofol,
so
well
temporarily,
woke
up
and
I
had
a
teddy
bear
hidden,
dasam
and
there's
a
little
white
teddy
bear
that
my
godchild's
had
sent
to
me
from
Pennsylvania.
I
was
supposed
to
be
heading
down
for
her
first
birthday
party,
which
I
didn't
make,
but
they
sent
me
up
a
teddy
bear
that
she
built
it
building
by
farming.
H
M
Her
and
then
I
had
another
teddy
bear
in
the
sound.
That
was
a
big
brown
teddy
bear
with
the
umass
hat
on
said,
because
my
nephew
played
for
football
for
the
UMass
Minutemen
at
the
time
and
my
brother
and
his
family
had
given
me
this
teddy
bear
and
I
looked
over
and
said:
wow
I,
don't
remember
being
with
a
black
man.
M
F
B
M
M
I
lost
my
struck
me
see
so
my
parents
were
put
through.
The
ADA
is
two
incident,
because
my
mom
at
the
time
was
on
her
fourth
battle
and
fight
with
cancer.
So
she
was
battling
lymphoma
and
chemotherapy
and
would
not
let
them
wheel
her
in
the
wheelchair
to
the
hospital.
The
long
corridors
at
Mass,
General
Hospital
and
she
insisted
on
walking
so
a
family.
Was
there
repeatedly
as
soon
as
I
came
out
of
the
unit.
My
friends
picked
up
the
slack
and
it
gave
them
a
rest
by
coming
in
and
making
themselves
there
a
lot.
M
The
next
place
I
went
was
after
a
week
out
of
the
unit
and
on
the
floor,
I
went
to
Spaulding,
rehab
and
I
was
there
for
a
week
the
Spaulding
rehab
when
I
got
there.
They
asked
me
to
sign
myself
in
which
I
couldn't
do.
It
took
me
a
very
long
time
to
complete
a
sentence
and
the
neuropsych
person
at
Spaulding
said
to
my
sisters.
She's
gonna,
be
here
a
long
time.
M
But
I
actually
made
graduation
on
time.
If
I
had
not
made
that
class,
I
would
have
had
to
wait
two
years
for
that
class
to
be
offered
again.
So
it
would
postpone
my
graduation
for
two
years,
which
was
not
a
nice
thing
after
that
we
got
involved
with
the
foundation
and
D
and
Chris
became
wonderful
friends
and
I'm,
so
happy
I
know
as
well
as
Katie
and
Martha
and
Kathy
and
Debbie,
and
all
of
them
of
the
members
of
the
foundation.
I
have
to
thank
them
for
everything
that
they
do
for
us.
M
They
helped
my
family
get
on
the
right
track
as
far
as
what
needed
to
be
done
and
where
they
could
go
to
find
the
resources
that
would
needed.
I
still
know
nothing
that
was
going
on,
that's
okay.
Better
than
that,
you
don't
know,
because
you
can't
get
hurt
the
other
situation,
that
the
other
story
that
I'm
meant
to
tell
a
lot
is
my
favorite
professional
football
player
which
happen
to
be
mr.
M
Tedy
Bruschi
had
been
had
his
incident
a
couple
of
years
before
my
aneurysm
and
he
had
minutes
falling,
and
so
now
he
was
very
prolonged,
very
prohibitively
no
very
progressively
recruiting
finances
for
funding
for
the
new
Spaulding
rehab
as
Cambridge.
So
his
picture
was
on
Spalding
news,
kiddo
channel
the
whole
time
they
have
their
own
channel.
He
was
on
it
constantly
from
head
to
toe
the
morning.
M
I
woke
up
to
see
Teddy
at
night,
I
went
to
bed
seeing
Teddy
and
I
was
very
happy,
but
I
insisted
on
telling
everybody
that
came
to
see
me
that
I
had
the
Playboy
channel
in
Chevy.
Brewski
was
on
it
all
the
time
and
I
made
them
watch
my
nose
friends
after
the
foundation
and
everybody
involved
with
the
foundation
was
came
to
become
Lenny
and
Mike
o'clock
from
giggles
in
Saugus
Lenny
clocked
the
greatest
communion
in
the
world.
M
The
happiest
guy
in
the
world
could
make
a
let
anybody
laugh
at
anything
and
his
brother
Lenny,
who
runs
as
friend
of
Mike,
who
runs
the
giggles
foundation.
The
club
there
and
they've
helped
me
tremendously
with
the
Foundation's
helping
me
run.
My
fundraiser,
which
is
laughter,
is
the
best
medicine.
We've
had
seven
successful
year
soon
to
be
eight,
so
October
19th.
If
you're
busy
cancel
your
plans
because
you're
coming
the
foundation
has
been
able
to
think
they
bend
over
backwards
for
us,
they
commentate
anything.
M
I
ask
if
they
give
me
the
comedian's
that
I
asked,
for
they
have
no
qualms,
no
quake,
nothing
at
all.
They
do
anything.
I
asked
them
to
do
and
I
so
appreciate
that
as
much
as
my
family
and
friends
who
unforgivingly
helped
me
and
I
did
made
myself
an
event
Zilla
before
somebody
else
could
do
it
for
me,
because
I
kind
of
don't
take
anything
from
anybody
and
don't
they
have
to
do
what
I
tell
them
and
that's
it.
M
Oh
well,
we've
learned
something
new
every
year
and
it
seems
like
we
always
find
one
thing:
that's
we
find
a
way
to
do
it
better
next
year
and
it
turns
out
to
be
just
fine
and
dandy,
and
everybody
has
a
great
time
and
we
raise
an
increasing
amount
of
money
every
year.
So
I
have
to
thank
everybody
who
helps
me
with
the
foundation
the
foundation
for
coming
and
putting
up
with
me
and
for
all
they
do,
including
going
to
Washington
every
year,
which
we
missed
the
past
couple
of
years.
M
But
it's
another
thing
that
is
an
unbelievable
amount
of
knowledge
that
you
can
bring
in
and
a
different
effect
on
how
you
look
at
the
world
by
seeing
people
going
in
front
of
the
government
to
help
us
whether
we
need
to
be
helped
and
that's
with
awareness
and
raising
money
and
not
putting
a
big
no
in
front
of
us,
because
we
don't
take
no
for
an
answer.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
so
appreciate.
B
A
Now
we're
gonna
move
on
to
our
caregiver
champion.
Scott
Campbell,
Scott
Campbell
have
known
for
a
long
time
over
13
years
and
Scott
is
honestly.
One
of
the
finest
people
I
have
had
the
pleasure
to
know
his
compassion.
First
wife
Cheryl
is
beyond
compare.
Scott
is
never
wavered
in
his
support
of
Cheryl.
In
any
way.
The
stat
that
we've
heard
a
lot
tonight
is
that
one
of
50
people
have
a
brain
aneurysm,
but
with
that
one
person
there
are
many
other
direct
connections
such
as
a
spouse
and
three
children.
A
Cheryl
was
the
one
Scott
Aaron,
Michael
and
Megan
were
the
four
that
most
don't
even
think
about.
The
role
of
a
caregiver
is
unimaginable.
Just
like
the
patient,
a
king
of
givers
life
has
changed
in
an
instant
Scott
in
a
second
had
his
life
changed
forever
and
he
had
to
rally
quickly.
He
had
to,
in
a
very
short
time
learned
how
to
balance
life
with
his
wife
in
the
hospital
in
rehab.
A
Three
school-age
children
work,
maintaining
a
home,
visiting
his
wife
and
advocating
for
her
best
care
and
remodeling
a
house
before
Cheryl
could
come
home
and
the
list
goes
on.
Scott
started
bringing
Cheryl
to
support
groups
as
soon
as
he
could
and
became
an
integral
part
of
the
brain
aneurism
foundation
in
every
way,
with
Cheryl
and
ultimately
became
a
board
member
which
he
still
is
today.
A
A
The
most
amazing
part
is
through
the
many
years
that
I
have
known
and
work
with
Scott
I've,
never
seen
Scott
without
a
smile,
I've
never
heard
him
complain.
He
quietly
takes
care
of
business
and
proudly
rejoices
in
Cheryl's.
Every
accomplishment
in
miles,
don't
Scott
is
the
ultimate
example
of
strength
goodness,
and
what
true
love
looks
like
Scott.
You
are
amazing,
as
is
Cheryl,
and
it's
my
honor
and
pleasure
to
award
you
Scott
Campos,
our
2019
caregiver
champion
I.
N
Don't
follow
up
that
Hey,
so
caregiver,
you
know
so
Wow.
You
know
when
when
that
hits
you
that
day,
you
have
no
idea
what's
in
front
of
you,
so
I
thought
a
lot
over
the
last
couple
of
days
all
the
stories
that
I
could
tell
right.
So
it's
been
almost
14
years
now.
So
if
I
do
the
math
a
little
over
5,000
days,
so
I'm
gonna
start
at
day.
One
work
my
way
up
through
so
everybody.
N
Be
a
long
night
no
seriously
so,
like
Christine
said
you
know
having
that
thrust
at
you
out
of
the
blue,
having
no
idea
really
what
a
brain
aneurysm
was
thinking
she's
in
the
hospital
she'll
be
home
in
a
couple
of
days.
Weeks
go
by
and
I
remember
was
a
nurse
in
the
neuro
ICU,
probably
a
week
into
this.
N
That
I
think
saw
what
I
was
going
through
and
pulled
me
aside,
and
she
says:
I
just
need
to
tell
you
something
you
need
to
put
everything
on
hold
for
the
next
at
least
six
months:
she's
not
gonna,
be
home
for
that
length
of
time.
So
a
lot
of
things
changed
at
that
point
right.
So
a
lot
of
help
a
lot
of
support,
Cheryl's
family,
my
family,
it's
a
few
of
them
sitting
at
a
table
over
there.
N
If
we
brought
the
whole
family,
we
would
have
needed
a
much
bigger
room,
but
we
got
a
few
there.
A
few
of
the
boys
from
Natick
there
that
we're
big
help
and
support
throughout
the
event,
a
good
friend
of
mine,
Dave
I,
know
spent
many
nights
sitting
with
Cheryl
over
at
Spaulding
rehab.
Throughout
this
event,
to
give
me
a
night
off,
so
a
lot
of
things
happen
right
so
now
I'm
starting
to
learn
everything
I
can
about
brain
aneurysms
foundation.
Help
me
out
with
that
dealing
with
doctors
dealing
with
nurses.
N
Most
of
those
interactions
really
good,
some
of
them
not
so
good.
Some
of
them
glad
that
I'm
gone
I
bet
after
some
of
the
conversations
we've
had,
but
you
really
do
have
to
have
to
advocate
and
then
in
addition
to
that,
there's
all
the
things
I've
had
to
learn
so
I've
had
to
learn
how
to
cook
I've
had
to
learn
how
to
clean
the
house.
N
I've
had
to
learn
how
to
do
laundry
I,
don't
know
why
they
don't
make
washing
machines
bigger
and
why
you
got
to
do
multiple
loads
of
laundry
so
but
I'm,
starting
to
figure
that
stuff
out
now
I
had
to
learn,
but
she
said
to
put
hardwood
floors
in
the
house
with
some
friends
over
there,
because
Cheryl
couldn't
come
home
with
carpets
in
the
house.
So
all
these
things
that
you
had
to
go
through
so
I've
learned
a
lot
through
the
years.
I
was
just
telling
dr.
N
Ogilvie
a
little
while
ago,
when
we
were
done
in
DC
last
week,
they
were
relying
on
me
to
explain
to
some
of
the
legal
aids
down
there.
What
a
brain
aneurysm
was
and
I
had
to
start
it
by
saying
I'm,
not
a
doctor,
but
I've
learned
enough,
a
bottom
that
I
can
sometimes
sound
like
a
doctor
when
I'm
when
I
explain
the
process
and
what
a
brain
aneurysm
is
so
then
I
started
to
think.
N
So
how
did
we
get
into
this
situation
right
so
thought
a
lot
about
that,
and
this
is
why
we're
all
here,
it's
all
about
the
awareness
right,
so
I
started
thinking
about
it
and
in
Cheryl's
case
it's
pretty
typical
to
some
of
the
other
stories
you
hear.
Cheryl
was
46
years
old,
with
three
kids:
teenagers
Cheryl's
working
a
full-time
job,
I'm
working
full
time.
She
started
having
some
headaches,
went
to
her
doctor
the
doctors
for
some
reason,
because
awareness
isn't
really
where
it
needed
to
be
at
least
not.
N
Then
it's
getting
better
today
when
it's
a
headache.
They
seem
to
start
at
the
bottom
stuff,
the
least
the
least
I
guess
severe
items
that
they
think
of.
So
they
told
Cheryl
that
she's
got
a
hectic
life
she's
46
years
old.
Why
don't
you
go
get
an
eye
test?
I
think
you
might
need
reading
glasses,
so
Cheryl
did
that
months,
go
by
headaches,
process
you'd
come
home
from
work
have
to
go
lie
down.
Take
a
nap
for
the
headaches
back
to
the
doctor,
explained
to
the
doctor.
N
Have
my
eyeglasses
still
having
headaches
doctor
again
talked
about
the
hectic
lifestyle
and
advised
that
she
take
up
yoga
that
she
needed
some
relaxation
classes
and
I.
Don't
know
how?
Many
months
later
you
know
brain
aneurysm
rupture
and
to
the
hospital
and
Cheryl
spent
245
days
in
the
hospital
skilled
care,
centers,
numerous
rehab
facilities.
So
that's
so
when
I,
when
I
got
connected
with
the
brain,
aneurysm
Foundation
and
we
started
I
started
hearing
more
about
this
awareness
awareness,
awareness
I
said:
if
there
was
more
awareness,
sure
wouldn't
be
in
this
situation.
N
F
H
A
A
25
years
ago
in
full
disclosure
DeeDee
had
no
idea
what
she
was
getting
herself
into
when
she
supported
a
patient
who
wanted
to
start
the
foundation
back
in
1994
DeeDee
was
not
thinking
strategic
plan
or
budget,
but
simply
doing
what
she
naturally
does
when
she
agreed
to
be
a
part
of
starting
the
foundation,
helping
and
caring
and
putting
others
interests
before
her
own
DeeDee
is
a
classic
old
school
nurse.
Compassionate
caring,
gentle
soothing
and
dedicated
for
DeeDee
nursing
was
more
of
a
calm
calling
rather
than
a
profession.
A
Although
DeeDee
did
not
know
what
BF
would
evolve
to
become,
she
only
knew
at
the
time
she
was
helping
one
patient
in
her
recovery
and
since
then
DeeDee
has
been
by
the
foundation
side.
Every
day
of
the
past
25
years,
she's
been
at
support
groups
every
month,
speaking
at
symposiums,
rewriting
educational
materials
serving
on
the
board
in
various
roles.
A
Fielding
questions
that
come
to
the
foundation
from
patients
and
family
in
need
that
require
medical
background
speaking
with
families
any
day
in
any
time
a
day,
attending
all
events,
helping
develop
strategy
working
with
other
nurses
to
start
support
groups
being
an
integral
part
of
our
research
grant
program
in
special
projects
without
DeeDee.
We
would
not
be
here
celebrating
25
years
in
2019.
There
would
not
be
over
70
support
groups
in
the
United
States
and
Canada.
A
There
would
not
have
bent
2.7
million
dollars
in
research
funding
provided
by
the
foundation
to
108
projects
in
the
last
12
years.
The
not
be
an
office
of
seven
people
working
each
day
to
respond
to
calls
and
email
emails
of
those
that
have
been
newly
diagnosed
or
recently
lost
a
loved
one
loved
one.
There
would
not
be
education
for
primary
care
in
ER
professionals.
Capitol
Hill
would
not
be
working
with
us
in
support
of
Ellie's
law.
September
would
not
be
bringing
in
their
ISM
awareness
month,
and
the
list
goes
on
so
now.
H
A
It's
one
of
my
neighbors
who
is
not
here
tonight,
who
attends
a
lot
of
foundation
events
she
laughs
with
me
when
I'm
in
a
corner
alone,
with
my
neighbor
she's,
just
amazed
so
she's
like
oh,
my
gosh,
everybody
just
wants
to
be
with
didi
and
touch
didi
and
she
said,
and
I
just
have
fun
telling
them.
Oh
I
only
live
eight
houses
away
and
can
see
didi
whenever
I
want
to.
A
O
Thanks
very
much
Christine
and
I,
obviously
going
on
for
about
an
hour
now
that
I'll
be
brief,
but
hopefully
succinct
and
I
could
talk
about.
You
heard
the
laundry
list.
The
list
of
the
things
didi
does
for
the
foundation
and
I'm
gonna
speak
to
her
role
as
it's
been
with
the
foundation,
but
there's
an
equally
long
laundry
list
of
things
she
does
at
work
and
she
puts
together
an
educational,
quick
lariviere
for
our
Center
and
and
just
does
a
huge
amount
of
work
within
our
institution.
O
The
foundation
is
all
her
volunteer
work,
which
is
like
only
one
other
full-time
job.
So
it's
really
quite
incredible,
but
I
would
just
like
for
a
second
to
take
you
back
in
time
when
the
foundation
was
started
didi.
It
was
really
a
patient
and
didi
who
wanted
to
make
this
happen,
and
christine
has
eloquently
listed
the
things
that
happened
because
of
it
but
realize
when
this
started
there
really
was
no
internet.
O
Yet
there
was
no
social
media
Deirdre
and
myself
knew
absolutely
nothing
about
nonprofit
work,
a
nonprofit
law
but
DD
just
dogged
least
stayed
at
this
and
taught
us
all
a
lot
of
those
things
and
realized.
As
a
physician,
treating
aneurysms
when
I
was
trained,
your
job
was
to
fix
the
little
bubble
and
then
you
were
done,
but
medicines
changed
a
lot
and
DD
was
like
lightyears
ahead
of
that
change
25
years
ago.
O
The
efforts
of
the
foundation
and,
as
the
mayor
alluded
to
foundations,
go
through
through
life
changes,
there's
absent
flows
and,
right
now
the
foundation
is
on
a
huge
high
over
the
last
five
to
seven
years.
But
there
were
days
when
it
when
it
wasn't
like
that,
but
but
DD
Buckley's
the
person
who
got
us
through
those
times
and
really
really
took
it
to
the
next
level.
So
I
think
that
there's
no
single
person,
although
Scott
and
others
support
their
patients,
support
their
family
members.
O
E
Thank
you
so
much
beautiful
introduction,
Wow.
Thank
you
so
much
for
this
great
honor
tonight.
As
many
of
you
know,
that
foundation
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
it's
hard
to
believe
that
we
are
celebrating
25
years
when
we
started
this.
Dr.
Oakley
alluded
to.
We
really
didn't
know
what
we
were
getting
into.
Our
goal
was
really
to
provide
information
and
support
to
people
with
brain
aneurysms.
That
was
it.
This
is
a
time,
as
he
said
before,
the
Internet.
E
In
fact,
dr.
Oakley
was
very
instrumental
really
and
writing
all
the
medical
literature
and
I
started
the
first
appropriate
with
the
master,
no
I
love
to
go
at
the
time
who
was
to
raise
funds
for
research
and
eventually
spread
awareness
worldwide.
I,
never
honestly
would
expect
the
achievements
we've
made
today.
As
dr.
Ogilvie
said,
the
first
10
years
of
the
organization
was
purely
volunteers.
We
had
patients,
we
had
caregivers,
they're
friends
of
a
patient
who
worked
very
hard,
but
with
limited
resources
we
realized
it
was
difficult
to
take
it
to
the
next
level.
E
H
E
Has
been
the
best
move
ever
Kristine
Buckley
has
brought
the
VAF
to
new
heights
into
achievements,
I
never
dreamed
about.
25
years
ago
we
just
returned
from
lobbying
in
Washington
DC.
It
had
Simmonds.
As
she
stated
from
over
23
states.
We
went
met
with
members
of
Congress
and
Senate
to
promote
awareness
of
brain
aneurysms
and
lobby
for
federal
funding.
We
also
shared
stories
of
loss
and
recovery
in
hopes
that
they
would
learn
that
this
devastating
disease
needs
more
funding.
E
As
we've
heard
tonight,
the
statistics
are
frightening.
One
in
50
people
have
a
brain
aneurysm,
there
are
30,000
ruptures
every
year
and
the
survival
rate
remains
daunting.
50%
of
people
will
die
and
of
those
that
remain
third
will
do
well,
a
third
fear
and
a
terrible
live
with
deficits,
and
the
economic
impact
is
astounding,
there's
about
a
hundred
and
fifty
million
dollars
in
lost
wages,
because
the
survivor
is
no
longer
in
the
workforce
and
the
caregiver
has
having
to
make
lifetime
adaptations.
E
E
I've
heard
learned
from
each
of
you
what
courage,
strength
and
perseverance
is
all
about
by
being
part
of
your
journeys.
I
have
delighted
in
watching
your
dear
mother
squirrel
and
the
fact
that
many
of
the
children
of
those
affected
have
chosen
health
care
as
careers
I've,
seen
lifelong
friendships
develop
from
this
poor
groups,
but
the
greatest
gift
from
my
vocation
as
a
nurse
is
seeing
the
good
in
humankind.
E
The
true
love,
understanding
and
trust
people
have
at
the
darkest
moments
in
the
bond
amongst
them
in
your
some
community.
That
is
unique
and
everlasting.
I
also
need
to
give
a
special
thanks
to
dr.
Okabe
and
Thomas,
who
are
the
heroes
to
so
many
people
in
this
room.
Their
surgical
skills
and
clinical
expertise
is
the
best
ever
I
appreciate
your
mentorship
and
support
that
allows
me
to
care
there's
a
special
team
at
bi
DMC
brain
aneurysm
Institute,
and
we
would
not
be
able
to
function
without
the
dedication,
the
compassion
of
so
many
people.
H
E
And
every
day
to
our
patients
and
makes
them
feel
gives
them
a
sense
of
hope
when
they
come
into
our
office.
I
also
would
like
to
thank
the
number
there's.
A
number
of
researchers
here
and
petitioners
are
nurse
and
Luis
Santiago
Jorge,
Mohammad,
Alejandro,
cuy
and
friends.
Ile
have
all
been
wonderful
and
always
come
to
our
aid.
E
When
we
need
any
facts
about
the
brain
aneurysms,
they
were
good
day
in
and
day
out
to
help
with
basic
research,
basic
science
and
clinical
studies,
and
we
appreciate
that
I
also
need
to
thank
my
family
who's
been
there
for
the
very
beginning.
So
many
of
them
here
tonight,
they've
been
here
for
the
25
years,
those
first
10
years.
They
were
my
volunteers,
my
road
races,
my
dad
is
88
years
old.
He's
here,
he's
parked
mediha
car.
E
My
mom
was
at
home-
probably
baking,
but
she's,
always
here
with
me
in
my
heart,
but
I
especially
want
to
thank
Christine
Buckley,
my
sister
and
the
staff
for
making
my
dream
a
reality
and
I'll
leave
on
this
note.
I,
say
mother
Teresa
said:
I
alone
cannot
change
the
world,
but
I
can
cast
the
stone
across
the
waters
and
create
many
ripples.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
be
part
of
your
lives.
A
So
I
just
want
to
again,
like
didi
said.
Thank
you
to
everyone
in
this
room.
This
room
is
the
brain
aneurism
foundation.
It's
everyone
here
has
a
part
in
what
we
do
and
we
couldn't
do
it
alone.
We
couldn't
do
it
without
you.
Congratulations
to
all
the
champions
seriously!
Tom
Timlin,
who
is
like
my
left
right
hand,
I,
don't
know
he's
everywhere,
all
the
time.
So
for
all
you
do
you've
made
such
a
tremendous
impact
and
you
never
give
up
either
and
I
know
it's
not
easy.
Thank
you
for
everything.
A
Thank
you
again
to
our
sponsor
of
Massport.
You
made
this
night
much
easier
for
the
foundation
to
make
happen.
So
we
appreciate
this
not
only
the
sponsorship,
but
your
support
through
the
year
for
being
here
for
taking
part
in
our
events
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
everyone
knows
that
May
5th
is
our
event
at
Fenway,
Park,
so
I
hope
to
see
a
lot
of
you
there,
it's
starting
a
little
later
that
this
year,
the
start
time
is
at
11
o'clock.