Dogs

Then a few years ago, we went to the shelter and found a little puppy. She was so cute, and smart! My husband and I thought wouldn't it be nice to teach her how to pick things up and bring them to you.

You know how you keep dropping or throwing things, and it gets really tiring to keep picking everything up? After awhile you it happens more and more.... and now your bending over roughly 20 times in a row, and your vision starts to disappear.

It's now been about a year and a half, and our "puppy" is 80 some pounds and follows me everywhere. She is getting close to getting the items back to my hands... However, 98% of the time she gets close to my finger tips, drops it on the floor and then pounces on it like it was going to attack me. She may not be able to "fetch" but she can Always make me laugh! I guess laughter is the best medicine! :-)
We'll keep working with her. She's still so darn adorable!

Well I pray that all my fellow Chiarians, have a wonderful and pain free night.
Kim Green

Warriors!

It's been awhile since I've been on here. I do apologize for this! Between my husband getting injured and losing his job to our daughter breaking bones and having surgery. Not including myself being in and out of my doctors office like "normal".

However, I've been busy... My husband has been my hands and my follow threw,(since my hands & mind have been doing their own thing lately). "We" HE has designed a shirt for Chiari Malformation "Awareness" Warriors. I use the term Awareness loosely, it's more that we are Warriors! We are in a daily battle that seems to never have a speck of light at the end of the tunnel. But, we keep pushing threw each day just incase, tomorrow might have that miracle we're all searching for.

I've been to Ohio's Cleveland Clinic, to Minnesota's Mayo Clinic... spent thousands upon thousands of dollars and months, upon years of my life to get to the spot that I'm at right now. Not counting the hundreds of different medicines each doctor has given. "Oh, that didn't work, Well keep taking that with this and I'll see you in 3 months, in the mean time see your family doctor too".

I feel like a guinea pig, I honestly don't think they know what to do. They are just trying every different medicine they can, trial and error. Oh, that didn't work well... won't do that again! Next!

Sorry, I'm ranting... back to the T-Shirt, this shirt was designed by my husband and myself, all proceeds will go to help other Chiarians, and their families. Such as:

1.HOTEL - (I know I've spent weeks at a time out of state for an appointment, for Cleveland and Mayo).

2. FUEL - (Fuel isn't cheap, especially now).

3. MEDICINES - (At one time I was on 20 different medications 3 times a day. This isn't cheap... I know).

If I can sell enough shirts to help one fellow Chiarian, I'd be making a difference for them and their family. I understand if you can't purchase a shirt at this time, but I do ask if you could pass the link on and pray for your fellow Chiarians, I really would appreciate that!

Thank you,
I pray you all have a pain free day/night!
Kimberly Green

Catching Up...

It has been a while since I have been able to check in with everyone.  I have been without a computer since my last post, I had it into the "Geek Squad" a couple of times and it still didn't work correctly.  It has taken my husband many long, stressful days to get it to work.  He just got it working tonight.

Is there anyone out there that has any progress, dealing with their Chiari?  Hopefully someone has some Good progress! I don't have any progress on my Chiari. I guess that's a good thing... I didn't receive any Bad news.

Anyone find any good Nero docs? I lost my Nero Surgeon, and my Nero doc., all I have left is my family doc., I thank God for him!

I hope Everyone has a Great and Pain free Night!