How a Berry-Sized Cavernoma Changed His Life, with Sean Costella

In this episode Sean Costella takes us through the events leading
up to his diagnosis of a rare disease, a cavernoma, and how he
took a leap of faith on one doctor’s opinion that ended up saving
his life. When his symptoms got so bad that they couldn’t be
ignored, Sean underwent an emergency surgery. Luckily, that
surgery went well, but when he woke up he couldn’t see. After a
long, and very difficult, recovery, Sean has returned to a pretty
normal life. Through this experience he’s grown to appreciate the
simple things in life that we often take for granted. Sean is
especially grateful for his wife, who not only helped him through
months of rehabilitative therapy, she also did this while taking
care of their newly born first daughter. He now brings this
newfound perspective into his work as a territory manager at
Horizon Pharma, a company that focuses on rare disease medicines,
where he connects with physicians and patients on a personal
level. 


Sean’s positivity is admirable. 


If you’d like to learn more about the disease you can visit the
Angioma Alliance at www.angioma.org or on Facebook. You can also
connect with Sean at seancostella333@gmail.com if you want to
learn more from his experience.