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Bakersfield teen seeks surgery for brain disorder

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Jamie Tudor doesn’t get out of the house very often. In fact, the 13-year-old girl tries not to move around much. “I read and do my homework, watch movies – not very many things,” she said. “I have less friends, because I don’t get out a lot.” Any movement for Jamie can mean nausea, back pain, headaches or neck pain. “My back pain is in the middle. It feels like I’m being...

Bozeman boy’s tragic death brings life to others

Posted: Saturday, April 7, 2012 12:15 am JODI HAUSEN, Chronicle Staff Writer | 10 comments When Aria Autry found her 6-year-old son’s muddy footprints on the hallway stairs, she didn’t get mad. And when she found the boy’s name, Bryce, scrawled in yellow crayon on his sister’s bedroom door, she wasn’t angry. The blemishes around the Bozeman home she shares with her husband, Ian, and their five other children were reminders of the gregarious and inquisitive...

Comedy Show raises money for Chiari Malformation

Great video of news story at this link to volunteertv.com.  Transcript below. Comedy Show raises money for Chiari Malformation KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)– It’s called “The Zipperheads of Comedy”, a group of local comedians are coming together to raise money for a serious brain disorder. Chiari Malformation is brain condition that happens when the cerebellum, back part of the brain, slips past the skull into the spinal cord. It causes severe headaches, trouble swallowing, balance problems and leg pain....

Saco business raising awareness of disorder

More public awareness for Chiari.  Click on the link to watch the news story out of Saco, Maine. Benefit held for boy with Chiari malformation SACO, Maine – A business in Saco is helping to raise money and spread awareness about a neurological disorder. Boston Cochrane has Chiari malformation, which is when the bottom of the brain crowds to the top of the spinal cord. Over the weekend, Massage Solutions on Beach Street celebrated the...