We mourn with you, and we celebrate the incredible person Lucy was. We will never forget her." According to the Mayo Clinic, "an arteriovenous malformation, also known as an AVM, is a tangle of ...

An AVM is an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins, often found in the brain, that disrupts normal blood flow Tricia Despres is a writer for PEOPLE digital, covering everything from country music ...

“A brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a tangle of blood vessels that creates irregular connections between arteries and veins in the brain,” according to the Mayo Clinic. “Lucy was a ...

Open brain surgery, radiation, gluing the AVM - they're all on the table ... You're doing everything you can to be the best person you can… and you just keep getting knocked down,' he said.

Despite the low two percent annual bleed risk, the chances of an AVM bleeding at some point during a person’s lifetime adds up. Therefore, young people who are diagnosed with an AVM have a higher risk ...

These abnormalities form before a person is born. AVMs can cause bleeding on the brain, which a serious medical emergency that requires immediate hospitalisation. Symptoms of a bleeding AVM ...