Alpharetta Restaurateur Turns Brain Aneurysm Survival Into Support for Other Survivors
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026
After surviving a brain aneurysm in 2025, Alpharetta restaurateur Michele Sedgwick knows firsthand that surviving a medical crisis can be just the beginning of the journey.
During Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, Sedgwick is turning her experience into an opportunity to help other Georgians facing the long road of recovery after a brain injury.
From Sunday, September 20, 2026, through Sunday, September 27, 2026, Sedgwick's downtown Alpharetta restaurant, TBB 122, will donate a percentage of all sales to Rehab and Beyond, a Georgia nonprofit that provides rehabilitation services and support to underserved stroke and brain injury survivors. Guests will also have the opportunity to increase their impact by making an additional flat donation to Rehab and Beyond throughout the week.
For Sedgwick, the partnership is deeply personal.
In 2025, she suffered a brain aneurysm and spent time in the Neuro ICU at Wellstar North Fulton. The experience gave her a new appreciation not only for the doctors, nurses and first responders who save lives, but also for the challenges survivors can face once they leave the hospital and begin the work of rebuilding their lives.
“Surviving is just the first step,” said Sedgwick. “I know how fortunate I was to have incredible people caring for me, but recovery doesn't end when you leave the hospital. I want to use my story to help make sure other survivors have the support they need to keep moving forward.”
Rehab and Beyond works to help bridge that gap for stroke and brain-injury survivors, providing access to rehabilitation and resources designed to help individuals continue their recovery, regain independence and improve their quality of life.
The partnership brings together a mission that is personal to Sedgwick with an organization focused on what happens after the immediate medical crisis has passed.
“Surviving a brain aneurysm is an incredible milestone, but for many survivors, that is when the work of rebuilding their lives truly begins,” said Stan Maddox, Executive Director of Rehab and Beyond. “Access to continued rehabilitation can make the difference between simply surviving and regaining independence, confidence, and hope. We are grateful to Michele and TBB 122 for turning her personal journey into an opportunity to help other survivors continue theirs.”
Whether stopping in for coffee, lunch, dinner or takeout, every visit during the week will help support brain injury and stroke survivors on their road to recovery.
