And happy Chiari Malformation Awareness Month! As promised I will be giving you a life update... next week... But first I thought I would try to explain to you what Chiari is, and I thought maybe I would do so through memes because-
(insert meme about how memes explain everything but...
...so yeah)
So here we go!!!
Let's all start by saying it.
Now that we can say it, what does it mean?
Need a visual? Well, in doctor terms:
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| My "tonsil" is 7mm long. |
In my terms:
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| My leaking egg whites are 7 mm long. |
But...
Why is this happening? Chances are it is congenital. That means,
And that I've just got
That's right,
So, in the case of a zombie apocalypse, I'm the one you want on your team for many reasons. The first being
Other curses are
And
As well as,
Which is THE WORST!
And speaking of the meds,
And
But guys, let's make this clear-
...just checking.
And basically I just hope my head feels like this daily
As opposed to
I try not to show the pain I'm in most days,
so you may look at me and see,
That's really where the pain is mostly.
And that because that's where my brain is!
To sum it up in words, my skull is too small for my brain, and I have a big head. So my brain leaked into my spine, and I have a normal sized spine. Your spine is important because it has nerves that run to the rest of your body and communicate with your brain and also through your spine you have brain fluid that flows to and from your brain. Well my brain takes up space in my spine making those things difficult. So I have numb toes a lot and headaches because I either have too much pressure on my brain or not enough fluid on my brain. The struggle is real.
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