# \#financial **URL:** https://avmsurvivors.org/tag/financial/4.md [Latest](https://avmsurvivors.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://avmsurvivors.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://avmsurvivors.org/tags.md) --- ## [11 years post AVM Diagnosis](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/11-years-post-avm-diagnosis/32309)
**Author:** [@thekartikmehra](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/thekartikmehra)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/11-years-post-avm-diagnosis/32309 "2026-09-06T21:39:57Z")
Eleven years ago, my life changed in a way I could never have imagined. That day, I held my brain AVM report in one hand and the result of my secondary high school examination in the other. I had stood first in my school… --- ## [Social isolation & unemployment](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/social-isolation-unemployment/31497)
**Author:** [@BAAS](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/BAAS)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/social-isolation-unemployment/31497 "2025-11-12T20:52:40Z")
Hello\_friend(s), In July of 2024, I “elected” to have a resection for a Grade 3/4 AVM in my right temporal lobe. Since then, I’ve been navigating a life that feels increasingly bleak. The first 3 months were a rollerco… --- ## [Being left behind and unemployed](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/being-left-behind-and-unemployed/30389)
**Author:** [@Sam2307](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Sam2307)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 2:58am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/being-left-behind-and-unemployed/30389 "2025-02-03T02:58:40Z")
Hi Everyone, it has been a while since I last visited the form and I have made some progress with my recovery since I had my rupture about nine years ago but despite this, I have not made any significant improvements in… --- ## [Navigating Life with AVM: Grade III, Gamma Knife , 18 months in](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/navigating-life-with-avm-grade-iii-gamma-knife-18-months-in/30053)
**Author:** [@Andres.k](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Andres.k)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/navigating-life-with-avm-grade-iii-gamma-knife-18-months-in/30053 "2024-11-07T00:08:44Z")
Dear Friends, After 18 months living with a fronto-insular plexiform AVM (Spetzler Grade 3) and undergoing Gamma Knife treatment, I want to share how l’m feeling. Honestly, it’s been incredibly challenging. The journey … --- ## [How to get insurance coverage?](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/how-to-get-insurance-coverage/29068)
**Author:** [@kitsune](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/kitsune)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/how-to-get-insurance-coverage/29068 "2024-07-06T18:12:25Z")
Hi, everyone, I live in Texas and I plan to get another round of proton radiotherapy in Mass General Hospital, but I am having a hard time finding an insurance that covers out-of-state networks. I got my first round of t… --- ## [How to others cope? UK](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/how-to-others-cope-uk/29443)
**Author:** [@Sarah26](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Sarah26)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/how-to-others-cope-uk/29443 "2024-01-26T13:22:29Z")
Hey! I have been off work for about 5 months due to worsening AVM symptoms. I am slowly returning to work but trying to claim benefits for the months I was off sick. Before my diagnosis, I was on a 0-hour contract and… --- ## [Are donations allowed in this forum?](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/are-donations-allowed-in-this-forum/29426)
**Author:** [@Sam2307](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Sam2307)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/are-donations-allowed-in-this-forum/29426 "2024-01-12T08:15:40Z")
Hi guys I’ve been a member here on this forum for nearly five years now and I was just wondering if it’s okay here to ask for donations in this forum. I’m currently living with my parents after my AVM ruptured. I am not … --- ## [Back to work?](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/back-to-work/29182)
**Author:** [@Sarah26](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/Sarah26)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/back-to-work/29182 "2023-10-27T16:26:10Z")
Hi everyone! My name is Sarah and I am new here. :slight\_smile: I was diagnosed with a grade 4 AVM on the right Occipital lobe 3 weeks ago. Like many others on this platform, the diagnosis was very stressful and terri… --- ## [Still 1mm of AVM left! -What would you do now?](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/still-1mm-of-avm-left-what-would-you-do-now/28738)
**Author:** [@gill1](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/gill1)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/still-1mm-of-avm-left-what-would-you-do-now/28738 "2023-08-28T19:17:06Z")
Hi. I’ve just had my 5 year scan after gamma knife and I still have 1mm, 1%, left of my cerebal AVM after gamma knife! I am so grateful that 99% has gone but gutted there is still 1% left. I have to decide whether to go… --- ## [Hello from Blighty!](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/hello-from-blighty/28378)
**Author:** [@ForTheWin](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/ForTheWin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/hello-from-blighty/28378 "2023-06-02T10:32:12Z")
Hi everyone! First of all, a big thank you to everyone for contributing to the website. Knowing some of your stories has really helped me come to terms with having an avm. I was first diagnosed with a L paracentral avm… --- ## [Recommendations needed - Hearing Aids](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/recommendations-needed-hearing-aids/24807)
**Author:** [@TJ127](https://avmsurvivors.org/u/TJ127)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://avmsurvivors.org/t/recommendations-needed-hearing-aids/24807 "2020-11-02T04:11:24Z")
Hi, I put this here thinking partially it is financial, but if it should go elsewhere, I would appreciate it if the moderators would move it - or tell me where to put it. Here’s where I need advice. For those who don’…