Dyersburg State Gazette: Photo: Local resident to undergo brain artery bypass surgery

Local resident to undergo brain artery bypass surgery

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DCHS Class of 2000 graduate Rhonda Broussard, now of Dyersburg, will undergo brain bypass surgery Monday at Vanderbilt Hospital. Her doctors hope the second half of the innovative procedure will prevent the 28-year-old from suffering additional strokes or recurrent transient ischemic attacks. After enduring years of dizziness, fainting spells, multiple strokes and mini-strokes, medications, a strict diet, and bouts with insurance companies and the Social Security office, Rhonda and her family may soon be able to rest easy and look forward to a brighter future.