AVM Alliance: A Pediatric Stroke Page

11/12/2025

Tomorrow will ask for courage —
but tonight, let hope whisper louder than fear.

Because courage doesn’t always roar —
sometimes it’s just the decision to keep hoping.

Healing takes time, patience, and rest.
You’re doing better than you think.

🦋 AVM Alliance – Stroke Has No Age Limit™ -- www.avmalliance.org

11/11/2025

Somewhere out there tonight, another parent is holding their breath through the same storm.
You’re not alone in this.
Every story matters.

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11/10/2025

💪 From Collapse to Comeback: U.S. Space Force Officer’s Fight to Rebuild His Life After an AVM Rupture

When a brain AVM ruptures, life can change in an instant — for a child, a parent, or even a military officer serving his country.

This week, the Hillsboro News-Times shared the story of Space Force Officer Dallas Ransom, whose sudden AVM rupture left him fighting for his life — and then fighting to recover every part of it. Through surgeries, setbacks, and extraordinary determination, Dallas has become a voice of strength and hope for others living with brain vessel disease.

At AVM Alliance, we honor stories like his because they remind every survivor and family that recovery is possible at any age — and that no one should have to navigate it alone. 💜

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(HILLSBORO) — Since the moment he collapsed, Dallas Ransom has been fighting to rebuild what he lost, find light in the hardest times and help others uncover hope in their own recovery. Ransom was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, as a newly activated officer in the U.S. ...

11/10/2025

You’ve spent the whole day holding everyone else together — juggling appointments, soothing fears, managing medications — and somehow, you still think you’re not doing enough.

But love keeps you showing up, even when you’re running on empty.
We see your strength. We see you.

🦋 AVM Alliance – Stroke Has No Age Limit™

11/09/2025

November is for the caregivers.
The ones who hold the line when life changes in an instant.

To every parent, sibling, and friend who shows up through love, loss, and everything in between — we see you.
You’ve learned to speak the language of medicine, to advocate, to adapt, and to hold hope when answers don’t come.

Some of you sit beside hospital beds tonight.
Others carry your child’s love forward in every act of remembrance.

Wherever you are on this road — your courage, tenderness, and devotion matter more than words can say. 🦋

💛 AVM Alliance honors every caregiver walking beside a brain vessel disease Warrior — past and present. www.avmalliance.org

11/07/2025

Some days, it feels like the world is asking too much.
Between work, appointments, and the constant “what ifs” — it’s easy to forget how far we’ve already come. 💜

For every exhausted caregiver, every warrior fighting through another hard night, every sibling trying to make sense of it all — please know: you are seen.

Take one small breath of grace tonight. You’re doing your best — and that’s enough.

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11/06/2025

Epilepsy doesn’t always look like what you see on TV.
For many of our stroke and brain vessel disease warriors, seizures are part of life after the bleed — and they can take many forms.

🧠 Focal seizures start in one part of the brain.
💜 Generalized seizures affect the whole brain.

Learning to recognize these signs helps caregivers, teachers, and friends respond safely — and without fear.

Knowledge saves lives. Compassion builds understanding.
Epilepsy doesn’t define our warriors — it reveals their courage. 🐷🦋
AVM Alliance — Stroke Has No Age Limit™
www.avmalliance.org

11/05/2025

💔 Our hearts are with the Skalina family.
Twelve-year-old Dylan Skalina had just finished trick-or-treating with friends when he suddenly collapsed. Doctors discovered a devastating brain bleed that would prove fatal. Dylan passed away the next day.

Through unimaginable grief, his family is finding strength in knowing that Dylan’s life will continue to make a difference through organ donation. His story is a heartbreaking reminder that stroke and brain vessel disease can happen to anyone, at any age.

Behind every statistic is a child who was deeply loved — and a family forever changed. By sharing Dylan’s story, we honor his beautiful life and help others recognize the signs of pediatric brain bleeds and stroke.

Awareness saves lives. 🦋🐷💜
AVM Alliance — Stroke Has No Age Limit™
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“HE WAS SO LOVED” | 12-year-old Dylan Skalina had just finished trick-or-treating with friends when he suddenly collapsed. Rushed to the hospital, doctors discovered a devastating brain bleed that would prove fatal. Dylan died the next day. Through their unimaginable grief, the Skalina family is finding strength in knowing that Dylan’s life will continue to make a difference: http://www.kcentv.com/article/news/nation-world/12-year-old-died-trick-or-treating-organ-donor/507-59212ad4-d9be-4486-ad25-e38d2013799d?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_6_News_KCEN_TV

11/05/2025

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month.
For many of our brain vessel disease and pediatric stroke survivors, epilepsy and seizures are part of life after a brain bleed.

Behind every scar, seizure, and sleepless night — there’s a story of strength.

Epilepsy doesn’t define our Warriors. It reveals their courage.

Seizures can be scary, and they don’t all look the same — it’s not always like what you see in the movies.
Knowledge is power. Awareness saves lives. Keeping kids safe should always be everyone's top priority. 🐷🦋

AVM Alliance — Stroke Has No Age Limit™
www.avmalliance.org

11/04/2025

Whether your Warrior is here on Earth or watching over you from Heaven, you don’t have to walk this journey alone. 💜

Our AVM Alliance Parent Support Group meets tonight at 7pm CST — a safe, compassionate space for parents to connect, share, and find understanding.

Together, we hold space for every story — every parent, every Warrior, every kind of strength. 🐷🦋

Join us:
🔗 https://forms.gle/RCsXLxkY6wL95rZF9

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11/04/2025

Even on the days that get away from us, you’re still doing incredible things.
Parenting through hospital stays, appointments, and uncertainty takes heart, grit, and grace. 💜
Here’s to everyone doing their best — even at 10pm. 🌙🐷🦋
AVM Alliance — Stroke Has No Age Limit™
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11/02/2025

Today we pause to remember with love.

The candlelight reminds us that every story continues — even when some chapters end.

To every family carrying love beyond this world:
We remember. We celebrate. We carry love forward. 💜🐷🦋

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