Oh What A Dream NCC March 5 2010

[Guest guest]

  Most all my life I've dealt with a Congenital Defect called Chiari

Malformation things really began snowballing at age 13 (1970) before that I

played ball with my brother and friends but by the time I was 17 I wasn't able

to do much at all.

 

 My mom had taken me to Dr's. and they ran test after test finding nothing.Then

we were sent to a Neurosurgeon (Emil L.Weber) he assured my mom he would find my

problem he did and did the surgery which helped me very much but he also said I

would have limitations and he was right.

 

 I spent 30 years working in the Pizza business 20 years with one man and 10

years with my own business I also began working and eventually Training

Thoroughbred Race Horses this began when I was a child my Grandparents did that

for a living.It was very hard work but I Loved the sport.

 

  I have never been Blessed with the best of Health but I have been Blessed with

the Best Family and Friends a person could have.My Health began getting very bad

again in 1998 I had MRI's done and the results weren't good.I have a lot of

spinal cord damage due to a cyst in my spinal cord this condition is known as

Syringomyelia I also have a condition known as Basilar Invagination which is

Flattening the Medulla of the Brain Stem.

  I had 2 surgeries in 2009 they have helped me some but I still have a hard

time walking and according to my Drs. I always will.

 

 My dad died in January '09 two weeks before my first surgery in '09 he had been

very sick he was always there for me when I needed someone to go with me to run

my horses he also liked the horses of course he always gave me advice which

usually led to a difference in opinion.

 

  I began going to Church with my mom and dad several months before my dad died

it is a small Church called St. Mathews there are very good people there.

 

 Sorry for this being so long but here is the Dream part.Last night as usual I

had a hard time sleeping I finally it happpened.It is very unusual for me to

Dream but I did and it was so real.There I was with a barn full of horses then

my dad showed up with a friend of his " Snooky " I told my dad I can't take care

of all these horses he sais son where we are right now you can do anything and

you won't hurt at all.

 

  Then I began recognizing many more people friends and relatives.My

Grandparents were there with horses.Dad was right I lifted feed and hay took

care of the horses there was no pain.

 

 Then I looked at the Clock it was 4:17 AM and I am wide awake.I never had a

Dream that seemed so real.I began thinking about that Dream everyone in my Dream

had past away  and most were in very bad shape when they left this world.

 

 There is no Doubt in my mind that the place I Dreamed of was Heaven and I know

when I die I want to go to that place where everyone is Healthy again.

 

                              TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE

 

                                 GOD BLESS YOU ALL

(Indiana)

Surgery for Chiari in 1974 at age 17 which I've always considered a success even

though Ive always had problems.I new little to nothing about Chiari until May

2006.Revision done at TCI in Jan.2009.