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ABOUT SYDNEY
I started riding at the age of 7 and instantly fell in love. A wonderful school horse named May who taught me the basics and introduced me to competitive riding. Shortly after I began riding, a routine vision screening changed my life in ways I could not have imagined. Within weeks I was diagnosed with the rare Wyburn-Mason Syndrome, a life threatening condition that causes arteries and veins to grow together causing vascular malformations (AVMs) inside my brain. Because of their location, deep in my brain, my AVMs could not be easily removed. The rarity of Wyburn-Mason Syndrome meant few options were available for treatment.
The AVMs quickly began affecting my vision and the control of my left side. I was at an extremely high risk for dangerous hemorrhage. With a lack of treatment options near my home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, I traveled to Stanford University Medical Center in California for expermental medical treatment. Over the course of eight years I endured a series of experimental treatments including CyberKnife radiation, blood vessel embolization and brain surgery. During a risky brain surgery in 2009, I suffered a devastating and massive stroke. Despite this setback, I entered a rehabilitation center and was determined to get out of my wheelchair and return to the sport of riding.
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