While on a blind date, Mimi Hayes, then a 22-year-old college senior, experienced a debilitating migraine. She subsequently developed dizziness and double vision, which she says were repeatedly misdiagnosed. Finally, her worsening symptoms – difficulty walking, vomiting, and disorientation – led doctors to perform an MRI. The result? Mimi had a brain hemorrhage caused by a cavernous angioma, a clump of malformed blood vessels in her brain.
Also, $aving for the future, Just what the doctor ordered
