# Be positive **URL:** \ **Category:** New Member Introductions\ **Tags:** general\ **Created:** [January 4, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388 "2025-01-04T03:43:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EdwardSkull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@EdwardSkull](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/EdwardSkull)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 3:43am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388/1 "2025-01-04T03:43:07Z")
Hi My name is Edward i am a ballroom/latin dancer…i was Diagnosed with AVM 2 3 weeks agos at a competition…its in my brain im scared…luckily they said gamma knife will work… Im not good with speech so imma keep it short AVM in the brain is the most dangerous but lets be positive…i read a few messages here and i realized we the same…we just sweet people…non of us deserve this…dont let AVM break u…you stronger than this…we gonna be good one day🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DickD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de0a6/32.png) [@DickD](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/DickD)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388/2 "2025-01-04T09:04:55Z")
Edward, Exactly! It’s great that you found us and even better if we’ve already helped you through the stories that we have each posted here already. It can be a very scary time, so anything you want to talk about, feel free to talk about. Welcome on board! Richard ---
**Author:** ![Adrian1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/adrian1/32/3051_2.png) [@Adrian1](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Adrian1)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388/3 "2025-01-13T20:17:47Z")
Welcome to the family! Yes being scared is normal but there are so many success stories we need to embrace and share… sending prayers out to you that you get through this journey with minimal impact… God bless! ---
**Author:** ![Hermione711](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/hermione711/32/14409_2.png) [@Hermione711](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Hermione711)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388/4 "2025-01-14T18:46:50Z")
Hi Edward, Nice to meet another Latin dancer on here! I dance salsa and forró; which are your preferred styles? I was diagnosed with an AVM at age 10 when it caused a bleed. I turned to dancing in my 20’s as a way to overcome my fatigue. Wishing you all the best! -Julia ---
**Author:** ![EdwardSkull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@EdwardSkull](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/EdwardSkull)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388/5 "2025-02-22T20:01:00Z")
Hi heimione711 I do Samba Cha cha Rumba Paso n jive.i did my gamma ray radiation i feel fine…last week i went to practice…i feel amazing ---
**Author:** ![Hermione711](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/hermione711/32/14409_2.png) [@Hermione711](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Hermione711)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388/6 "2025-03-10T17:14:57Z")
That’s great to hear! Dancing really helped me recover from the side effects of the brain injury I acquired from two brain bleeds. All the best to you! ❤ ---
**Author:** ![mattramzzz1971](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/mattramzzz1971/32/16490_2.png) [@mattramzzz1971](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/mattramzzz1971)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388/7 "2025-03-11T18:25:40Z")
How intense is your dance? It could be that you could just continue your life, without having to have any sort of procedure performed. ---
**Author:** ![EdwardSkull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/2acd7d/32.png) [@EdwardSkull](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/EdwardSkull)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 12:19am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388/8 "2025-03-13T00:19:24Z")
Its very intence…literally it takes everything i have…plus sometimes we practice for 9 hours in a day… ---
**Author:** ![mattramzzz1971](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/mattramzzz1971/32/16490_2.png) [@mattramzzz1971](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/mattramzzz1971)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388/9 "2025-03-23T16:59:35Z")
Waltz! Rhumba! ---
**Author:** ![mattramzzz1971](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/avmsurvivors.org/mattramzzz1971/32/16490_2.png) [@mattramzzz1971](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/mattramzzz1971)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/be-positive/30388/10 "2025-03-23T17:00:27Z")
Oh, more intense than that.