A woman in New York almost died after a rare, life-threatening brain inflammation that she confused with a head cold. Earlier this year, in January, the young woman began experiencing cold and flu symptoms that she just “couldn’t shake.” “My doctor told me to go to the emergency room, they gave me fluids and sent me home. The next day, I was even worse. My parents came to my apartment and took me back to the ER. Everything went downhill from there,” Amy told TODAY. “I had a fever and headache and was vomiting. I had terrible pressure in my head that felt like…