Thursday March 15, 2018 Joey had emergent brain surgery to stop a bleeding aneurysm.&nbsp; He was lucky enough to realize that the headache he had was not normal and had a coworker bring him to the hospital.&nbsp; Timing was on our side as I was home, when I would have normally been teaching, my class was cancelled due to snow.&nbsp; Joey had a CT where they saw a subarachnoid bleed and he was sent to Massachusetts General Hospital via helicopter.&nbsp; I met&nbsp; him at Mass Gen, unfortunately not soon enough to see him before he was wisked away to the O.R.&nbsp; I did however speak with him on the phone before the surgery.&nbsp; The surgery lasted 4 and a half hours and was successful.&nbsp; The aneurysm has been clipped at the base and is no longer bleeding.&nbsp; Joey is doing well now.&nbsp; He has a funny haircut and some new head piercings (staples) but otherwise he is the same old Joey.&nbsp; He is able to talk, walk unassisted and eat hospital food, so we are considering ourselves very, very lucky to have such wonderful hospitals in our back yard.&nbsp; This next week&nbsp; he will be watched for seizure and stroke behavior, god willing he will have none.&nbsp; He is able to receive&nbsp; visitors and welcomes them. &nbsp; I will post daily updates on his recovery process.&nbsp; Keep the healing&nbsp; vibes and prayers coming.&nbsp; We thank everyone for the love and support.<br>

Joey Stearns

Update: My Story – by Joey Stearns