“Fall down seven times, get up eight…”
Japanese proverb
In 1664, Thomas Willis published his treatise De Cerebri Anatomie. He had some decent help, renown architect Christopher Wren did the illustrations. One of his key elements was the description of the Anterior Communicating Artery, it is labelled E if you zoom in. This completed the Circle of Willis and is still the basis for our understanding and treatment of strokes. The ACoA had a big impact on my family. It is the most common location for Berry aneurysms, and 41 year ago today a ACoA aneurysm rupture lead to the sudden death of my mother. I was already a young adult with much of my life already mapped out, but much was missed out. My Father was rendered rudderless, she didn’t see my professional successes, and most importantly she never met her amazing grand-daughters. Happily, it is apparent to me that Ellie and Catriona still carry many of her traits forward. #sorryaboutsomeofthetraitsellie #letsmakelemonade
