Local teen battling rare illness meets music hero Zach Bryan

19-year-old Megan Pederson from Germantown had the surprise of a lifetime at Fiserv Forum Wednesday night, March 20.
Pederson has had some rough days battling a rare diagnosis. Zach Bryan’s music is her lifeline.
"His music just isn't just music to me. It's my escape. It's my everything,” Pederson explained.
When she hears his lyrics, she escapes from a scary and painful reality. She has suffered four vascular compression syndromes over the past four years.
"The pain is compared to stage four pancreatic cancer pain,” she explained.
The pain is caused by Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome. Pederson said, "MALS cuts off the blood supply to your digestive organs, so they don't really function the way they should."
She said many doctors don't even know how to treat this rare syndrome.
With tears streaming down her face, she explained what it’s like to not have answers for her rare sickness. "It was like a nightmare that I couldn't escape. Like everything I once knew was gone,” Pederson said.
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[@anastasia-fr1gn]

I hope they find treatment for this…Zach’s dad was so kind to keep in touch with her

[@Youcanthandleme319]

Damm dude 🥹