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A Story of Resilience and Advocacy

Dan McQueen shares his story and learnings from multiple brain surgeries.

At 28, Dan was leading a healthy, active life. After an optometrist appointment to identify the cause of his persistent headaches was cut short, he was handed a sealed envelope and told to go directly to the hospital.

What followed was emergency brain surgery. On June 21, 2014, Dan’s reality was shattered by a devastating brain hemorrhage. With no map to guide him on the grueling path to recovery, Dan had to rely on his grit, perseverance, and resilience to relearn everything he once knew: how to walk, talk and even smile.

Dan has survived two emergency brain surgeries, weeks in a coma, and months in a rehab hospital. What he found out along the way might surprise you: there is nothing like a brain injury to refocus the mind! Driven by a positive mindset, Dan battled through excruciating rehab exercises to rebuild his life and return to a job he loved.

He’s grateful for the doctors who saved him and the friends and family who supported him. Now he wants to pay it forward.

Join us on October 22nd at 11 am EST to learn how Dan has developed Brain Hacks and how one with IIH can apply it to their daily life.

Click here to register for this webinar.

To learn more about Dan and his medical journey, you can follow him on Instagram @Macqueendan or his website to see some of his previous motivational talks. 

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“My instincts told me that I had to keep pushing and that I had to keep my body as active as possible because I didn’t know where all of this was leading. “
“I know everyone says to trust your gut, so I’ll say trust your headache. Your pain is real, and ‘borderline-ish’ does not serve anyone.”

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