Michael Lozano
Appearances
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How Two Veterans Developed The Same Rare Brain Condition
I was part of 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion at Camp Lejeune. I went to 29 Palms. Two weeks out of the year, we did 29 Palms.
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How Two Veterans Developed The Same Rare Brain Condition
We have 10 horses and a donkey. So we have to have the donkey. Where's the donkey? He's out here. He's probably right back here.
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How Two Veterans Developed The Same Rare Brain Condition
So when I turned 18, actually 17 and a half, I joined the Marine Corps.
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How Two Veterans Developed The Same Rare Brain Condition
I'm looking back. I'm firing my M16. I look over to the side, and then this tank just lights one off right next to us. You could feel the blast. The Humvee shook, and then I go sideways, and I'm kind of out of it.
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How Two Veterans Developed The Same Rare Brain Condition
I wasn't the same. America was different. I experienced PTSD, which I did not know I had until years later. And there was a lot of headaches.
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How Two Veterans Developed The Same Rare Brain Condition
And they found an AVM on the front, the front, what is it? Oh my gosh. Frontal lobe? Frontal lobe, yes.
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How Two Veterans Developed The Same Rare Brain Condition
There's a couple theories about AVMs. That's our horse. That's Monty. You can either be born with it or your brain can experience some type of trauma which damages the vessels.