Brother, Uncle, Best Friend
On September 7th, 2008 at 2:30 A.M., I received a phone call that really rocked my life forever. My brother, Kelly Daugherty, had been taken to the hospital and before I could get there, he passed away. He was the victim of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm at age 41.
The entire family was devastated; Kelly had not shown any symptoms of being ill until about two weeks before his death. The doctor thought at first that he had appendicitis. After ruling that out, he was treated for irritable bowel syndrome.
When we found out what caused his death, my daughter and I researched this silent killer attempting to get answers to help us get through this rough time. After starting the search, we thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if we could share this information?” The two of us wanted to find a way to help people who have aneurysms or are considered high risk of developing aneurysms. Because bowling was one of Kelly’s loves, we thought that a bowl-a-thon would be the perfect charitable event to create in his memory.
In hope of getting the event up and running, we searched for organizations devoted to aneurysm awareness and found Aneurysm Outreach Inc. (AOI) to help us with the bowl-a-thon. (Click here for results of the First Annual Kelly Daugherty Memorial Bowl-A-Thon.)
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