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AGE:I'm 31

DOB AND SIGN: Nov. 3rd and Scorpio

WHERE YOU LIVE: Born & raised in Utah

FAMILY: I have been married for 12yrs to a wonderful man from Mexico. I have 5 kids Boy-14, Girl-10, Boy-5, Boy (My angel)-2 and My Rainbow Baby Girl-Just turned 1 on Friday.

PETS: I have 1 Furbaby Chihuahua named Shiloh, another chi GiGi (we aren't as bonded yet), 2 kitties Ugly Betty and Nala, a Ball Python named Jack and 9 chickens. Shiloh really is my only pet the others belong to the hubby and kids, but I have to claim them...lol

CAREER: I am a 2nd grade teacher. I would have the ideal job if I didn't have to deal with any adults and I could only "play" with my students all day. I also used to work as an LPN! I love doing everything!!!

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: I used to be an amazing Softball player, but I can't play anymore =( Hopefully someday! I love camping, fishing, scrapbooking, planning parties, cuddling up with my hubby to watch a good movie, Latin dancing, Playing card games and day dreaming....lol I have been to Mexico 5 times, but I have never been to Disneyland.

TALENTS: I am fluent in Spanish

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: I HATE folding clothes, putting them away and dusting. I avoid them at all costs. I'm glad my kids are old enough that they can do them for me as their chores =) I love sweeping and mopping, but I am not physically able to do them very often anymore =(

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: I am OCD in my thought processes. I will drive myself crazy at times. I lose sleep at time over things consuming my thoughts.... like this dang chiari!!!

Ok well that's pretty much me in a nutshell.... Now it's your turn!

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OK Game on

AGE:I'm 40

DOB AND SIGN: July 19 / Cancer

WHERE YOU LIVE: Pennsylvania / lived in many different states along eastern seaboard

FAMILY: Married 10 years 2 beautiful daughters and a beautiful wife (check pics)

PETS: 30 pound cat.

CAREER: Working on obtaining SSDI for now. Was a customer service rep for verizon wireless, before that taught court adjudicated youth ranging from minor offense (shoplifting) to placement in juvie max (1st degree murder). Though certified elementary teacher

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Anything that interests me - car restoration, hunting, fishing, bird watching, beach, hiking, crochet, sewing , cooking, anything

TALENTS: Jack of all trades master of none

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: favorite cooking BBQ grill and yard work, really don't have one

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: This is a hard one cause anything you want to know I will probably tell you. But look at some of the pics of me and try to imagine me born 2 months preemie weighing under 4 lbs the dropping to 2 lbs overnight. The next day my grandfather planned my funeral. We were always close cause I defy the odds when I can. or the easier one, believe it or not I can be VERY VERY MEAN, though I do not like to be that way, but I am a papa bear.

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AGE:I'm 33

DOB AND SIGN: July 31st, Leo

WHERE YOU LIVE: I have spent all but two years of my life in Washington State, I grew up on Spokane but now live in the woods about an hour NE of Olympia.

FAMILY: I have been married for nearly 12 years to my husband, John. We have three amazing boys, Jonathan turned 10 in December, Tristan will be 8 at the end of May, and Clayton turned 5 in October. We lost 5 pregnancies before our family was complete, these boys beat the odds and show me every day how incredible their spirit is.

PETS: We have a zoo! Two dogs: Eleu (border collie/lab 8 years old), Angus (lab/border collie, 16 months old), Six cats: Abby, Whitney, Lucy, Leroy, Steven, and Bindi. Two red-eared sliders: Franklin and Fiona. Two corn snakes: Samson and Scarlett. And lastly, our bearded dragon Rascal.

CAREER: I am a SAHM, but have a formal education in Nursing, legal assisting, Early Childhood Education and Development, and a certificate in Medical Transcription which was a program as involved as nursing for sure!

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Varied for sure. I love to cook, bake, read, knit, crochet, crafting, being a mother to three awesome boys and a wife always gives me motivation to learn new things. I have spent the last 9 years offering breastfeeding, parenting, and pregnancy support on Medhelp International.

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: I don't mind most chores, though at times I have to admit that I cannot do what I used to with the way my body has betrayed me over the years. I dislike putting clothes away, but do not mind folding. Well, dusting kind of bites,lol.

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: I left home at 14, fleeing my mother who was an abusive alcoholic, she later died when I was 24 from liver cancer. I was taken in at the age of 17 by a woman I now refer to as my adopted mom and it changed my life. She was the only parent of mine at our wedding and she was there during the births of all three of my children, holding a leg and coaching me along.

Love this idea!!!

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AGE: 44

DOB & SIGN: January 15 Capricorn

WHERE YOU LIVE: New Jersey (Yuck!)

FAMILY: Awesome husband of 11 1/2 years, 2 beautiful daughter 10 and 8

PETS: here we go- 5 dogs (2 Czech Shepards, 1 Black Lab/Chow, 1 Am Stam Terrior, and an evil 5 pound Chihuaua, 2 cats, 2 birds, 2 rabbits, 6 rats, 1 turtle ( scratching my head saying “did I forget anything?” Lol

CAREER: Currently a SAHM, but had a long career as a Cosmetology Teacher, and spent the year before my surgery as a K9 handler.

HOBBIES AND INTEREST: Spending time with my family, my dogs, crocheting, cooking, traveling and anything outdoors ( although it’s been a struggle for the past few years)

TALENTS: Hmmmmmm. I would have to say I am a great worrier, and chronically organized (at least I used to be before I started with the memory problems)

FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORE: not a big fan of chores, but I absolutely love to paint…walls, trim etc…very weird I know ( poor husband never knows when he is coming home to something a new color) least favorite: laundry and grocery shopping

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: I am terribly shy, but have become very good at putting on a good front because I did not want my girls to grow up that way. Luckily they have developed into social butterflies!
I have 2 tattoos…the first of which I wanted for about 15 years, but was afraid of what my mother would say. I got it at 41 years old. The second I got last year before my decompression because I wanted my girls with me ( it’s 2 Willow Tree angels holding their favorite pet, cat and dog…with their names)

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AGE:I'm 32

DOB AND SIGN: June 25 / Cancer

WHERE YOU LIVE: Pennsylvania..lived in the same little town all my life

FAMILY: Married almost 5 years have 1 daughter age 3 with chiari

PETS: i dog (boxer) named dozzer

CAREER: i work in packaging in a plant that does advertizing

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: spending time with family and friends watching a good movie or reading a good book...camping or just going for a ride through the country?(cant do this much anymore cause of gas prices)

TALENTS: dont really know

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: hate doing dishes...dont really have a favorite but dont mind doing laundry

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: i hold it all together on the outside but on the inside im dying....the only person i really talk to and tell everything is my husband...this chiari is driving me nuts and i just want my little girl to be ok and not have to deal with this anymore i have so much stress and anxiety and it sucks!!!

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AGE: 21 as of today!

DOB AND SIGN: March 19th, Pisces

WHERE YOU LIVE: born + raised in a small town in Ontario, Canada

FAMILY: Because of my declining health I have been unable to be self-sufficient, so I still live at home with my parents and my 12 y/o brother.

PETS: one dog, a shetland sheepdog named Montana. I also owned a horse, an arab cross named Dante for 5.5 years, until I had to sell him last summer because of my health. :( I miss him dearly!

CAREER: I'm slowly finishing a degree in english lit as a part-time student and I should finally graduate in the fall. I work 2 part-time jobs, admin at a benefits company and an assistant to a wedding photographer.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: I've always been an avid reader and writer. I also had a lot of interests before I got sick like horses, riding, volunteering, planning charity events and spending all my time at the farm. Now, I've taken up indoor activities like knitting, watching excess amounts of television, and painting my nails on a daily basis. I also like to hold photoshoots and take pictures.

TALENTS: None, really. But I've been told that I've got a way with words and a camera.

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: favourite would've been everything involving horses, and yes that means shovelling horse poop! I also really love organizing. Least favourite would be anything involving the bathroom, ecck. And dishes! I hate touching leftover food.

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: I have a slight addiction to online shopping. I get such a rush opening the box when it arrives...it's kind of a problem. And my biggest dream is to work on a movie set and be involved in the entertainment industry, but now, thanks to CM (or whatever is wrong with me) I doubt that will ever happen. :(

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Ooh, forgot to add I also have 5 tattoos, my most recent is a cow with a pink ribbon around its neck to symbolize my 3-Day breast cancer walk with my best friend, a 19 year survivor. Our team name was Cows 4 The Cure (about 20 friends and I have a FB group referred lovingly to as the cows) I also have eeyore on my hip, a four-leaf clover on my ankle, a moon on my other hip, and my oldest son’s first and middle names as well as his dob. I still need to add my other two boys :slight_smile:

my cow (left shoulder) and 4 leaf clover are visible, the others stay pretty well hidden


Becki Bowling said:

I also have 4 tattoos and am working on my 5th. I want 3 baby footprints with each of my kids names & birth dates on my shoulder blade. While I don’t hide mine per se I do have them in places where they can be easily covered. While it isn’t right, perception can be everything and working in a professional field I don’t want to be judged by the art I choose to put on my body.

ChiariWife said:

AGE: I’ll be 36 this year

D.O.B AND SIGN: October 31st, Scorpio

WHERE YOU LIVE: Warren, MI

FAMILY: My husband and parents are my family. :slight_smile:

PETS: We have 4 cats and 2 black labs. Dodge is our male dog, he’s 9. Dakota is our female dog, she’s 5. Our cats are Bokchoy, 14, Willow, 7 and Piggy & Bella are 6 year old brothers.

CAREER: I’m an Office Manager at a medical staffing agency

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: I don’t really have any hobbies. I like gardening, love my pets… going up north…

TALENTS: Uhhhhh…

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: I HATE folding clothes and making the bed. I like cleaning the floors, dusting and doing the dishes.

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: I have 4 tattoos… and am working on my 5th.

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AGE: 34

D.O.B AND SIGN: January 27, Aquarius

WHERE YOU LIVE: WV. Grew up in Arlington, VA.

FAMILY: My husband and 17 year old daughter. My parents and in-laws live very close by as well.

PETS: My cat Buttercup and dog Cocoa.

CAREER: Accountant at a mental health clinic

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Reading, Travel, cooking, music, spending time with family & friends.

TALENTS: Not sure?

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: Favorite: grocery shopping, I love food! Least favorite: pretty much everything else. I have no energy and it's a struggle to get anything done! :(

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: I also have Celiac disease. I have 12 tattoos but you'd never guess looking at me. I love going to concerts. I'm really sad about not being able to ride roller coasters anymore.

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I love getting to know everyone! I always feel so much better when I know a little something that we can talk about beside all of our woes....

As for Tattoos, I am currently in the process of designing a tattoo to have placed somewhere that I can hide if I need to or show off if I want I'm thinking my upper calf. It is a pic of a green humming bird to represent my angel with a rainbow behind it for the baby I had after I lost him and 3 flowers in 3 different colors to represent my 3 older kids. I also want to incorporate something to represent this damn Chiari, so any suggestions would be great!!! I will post a pic on my profile, so everyone can see it.

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I would be no help, unless you wanted add some ridiculously inappropriate like a brain flying out of a head,lol. Humor is my coping mechanism. I do have to add, I think your tatto design sounds beautiful.



Michelle said:

I love getting to know everyone! I always feel so much better when I know a little something that we can talk about beside all of our woes…

As for Tattoos, I am currently in the process of designing a tattoo to have placed somewhere that I can hide if I need to or show off if I want I’m thinking my upper calf. It is a pic of a green humming bird to represent my angel with a rainbow behind it for the baby I had after I lost him and 3 flowers in 3 different colors to represent my 3 older kids. I also want to incorporate something to represent this damn Chiari, so any suggestions would be great!!! I will post a pic on my profile, so everyone can see it.

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AGE:I'm 40

DOB AND SIGN: May 6th, Taurus

WHERE YOU LIVE: South West Michigan

FAMILY: I will be married 21 yrs this June, to my high school sweetheart, Chad - He is my rock. I have one daughter, Morgan, who will be 17

PETS: Three Dogs - A min Pin - Flower who is 14, A Miniature Schnauzer - Churchill who is 3, a Miniature Dachshund - Lux, but we call her LuLu, she will be 2. Two cats - Sisters Fuzzy & Butter who absolutely cannot stand each other. A 100 gallon fish tank full of fancy guppies that keep multiplying - if one dies, 5 more are born.

CAREER: I work within the Personal and Commercial Insurance industry as a Subrogation Specialist and I also am a Panalist for Arbitration Forums, hearing personal automobile cases.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Camping with my family, spending time at the lake. Fishing, but mostly ice fishing. I love to quilt (thank you grandma) and was an avid golfer until about a few years ago when shoulder and neck pain played havoc... Now we know why..

TALENTS: Quilting

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: Washing windows is my all time least favorite. My Favorite would be making dinner.

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: I'm pretty much an open book. For people here, it would be that our oldest child was stillborn.

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Age: 35

DOB and Sign: Aug 24, Virgo

Where I live: Connecticut

Family: Husband of 13 yrs this June, and one son; age 5 and the best thing that's ever happened to me.

Pets: Do dust bunnies count? If so, then yes, several.

Career: Medical Billing for a local hospital

Hobbies and Interests: BASEBALL!!! (Go Red Sox!). I also coach Little League ball. Football. Cooking, music, reading, writing, hanging with friends, playing poker, eating too much, drinking even more than that.. lol

Talents: I'm not sure I can write those here. ;) But for the G rated variety: I can say the alphabet backwards w/out even thinking about it.

Least favorite chores: See above, under the Pet reference. I also hate putting away laundry.

Favorite chores: Um. Making sure the couch is properly broken in.

Something unknown about me: I used to be a boy. Just kidding.

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AGE: 28

DOB and SIGN: May 4 ~ Taurus

WHERE I LIVE: Northern Minnesota ~ But would love to leave any time now!

FAMILY: I have been married for 10 years this Aug to my high school sweet heart. We have two children Jessalyn 8 and Alexander 6.

PETS: A Jack Russell Terrier named Lilly who is 8.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Sewing, reading, fishing, camping, etc.

TALENTS: Photography

FAVORITE & LEAST FAVORITE CHORE: Favorite is cooking, and least favorite is dishes.


SOMETHING UNKNOWN: I have three tattoos, one of them is actually my profile pic (Chiari related). I also have OCD and GAD. I have a diploma in Medical Billing and Coding and I am currently back in school for my AA to transfer to a university for Psychology, and my GPA is 3.8 (probably has something to do with the OCD).

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AGE:I'm 36

DOB AND SIGN: Feb 3,1976 Aquarius

WHERE YOU LIVE: Born and raised in Waterloo Iowa but have lived all over the world

FAMILY: 1 brother, 1 sister, 4 neices, 1 nephew, 1 daughter almost 12 and a son who's going to be 14 in July

PETS: Jojo is my Maltese, 3 ferrets (spaz, pinky and brain) 3 parakeets (Sea, Royal Highness and Sunny) and 7 cats...to many to name all except for my favorite BooBoo .....can i count my fiance here?!?!?!

CAREER: I was in the Navy and now using my GI Bill to go to college for Respiratory Therapy. Graduating this spring with my AA Degree and start Respiratory Therapy program in the fall...HOPEFULLY

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: I love military aircraft, fishing, camping, motorcycles, traveling, gardening, grilling, out with family.

TALENTS: I can fix any aircraft thats a fighter, can play guitar, getting really into faux painting around the house to lol

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: Ok this is weird one but I enjoy cleaning the basement and I hate washing windows

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: I'm a member of the PGR (Patriot Guard Riders), American Legion, American Legion Honor guard, Member of Citizens Soldiers Inc (bring awareness to homeless Veterans and issues concerning Veterans. One of the biggest unknown about me is looking at pets...i have 7 cats and i cannot stand them!!!

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AGE:I'm 34

DOB AND SIGN: Nov. 2rd and Scorpio

WHERE YOU LIVE: Born at Camp LeJeune, NC but raised in Ca

FAMILY: I have been married twice and have 2 wonderful daughters, and I live with my mom and one daughter

PETS: I have 1 dog named Mikie and between my mom daughter and I we have 6 cats

CAREER: I use to do home health care but now I am disabled so is my mom and daughter

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: I love to read and spend time with my daughter. I also love to cook.

TALENTS: I am a really good cook.

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: I enjoy cleaning house (when I can) except dishes and washing clothes

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: I spend most of my time locked away in my home.

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AGE: 24

DOB AND SIGN: August 26th, 1987 Virgo

WHERE YOU LIVE: Abbottstown, Pennsylvania (Gettysburg/York area)

FAMILY: Mom, Dad, 3 sisters.

PETS: Coco my sheltie, Buddy my sisters German Sheppard/Lab

CAREER: Asst. Guest Service Manager at a Hotel in Gettysburg. I have my associates degree in general business management.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS: Books, Disney, Harry Potter, Crafting, Music, movies, Chiari awareness, drawing

YOUR FAVORITE AND LEAST FAVORITE CHORES: Dusting and wiping down shelves/tables.

SOMETHING UNKNOWN ABOUT YOU: I love Phil Collins. I always have since I was little and I heard "I can't dance" by Genesis. I'm completely obsessed with Harry Potter. I've been a fan since the books first came out. I grew up with them. I'm also completely obsessed with Disney. My dream is to work for disney one day; whether it be in hotel management, park management, animation (huge dream), corporate, etc. I'm open for it all.


I have 2 tattoos. Stitch from Lilo and stitch is on my back. I got him because I had stitches in my head. The movie came out when I had surgery. Plus my love for disney it fit. My other tattoo is a teddy bear in a sailor suit. My grandmother called me Teddy Bear and my pop-pop was a sailor. :)

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I love Gettysburg area :) it's so pretty out there

Only had a problem one time out there when i went by a shop front and i think i was seeing things lol

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Age: 30

DOB and sign: December 24 capricorn

Where you live: born, raised, and currently living in Brooklyn, NY

Family: I live with my grandmother and aunt. I have been with my Boyfriend for 3 years.

Pets: I have one dog. She's a border collie dalmatian mix. Her name is Robin and she's 10 yrs old.

career: I have been a nanny for 12yrs and I love it.

Hobbies and interests: I like to bake, take my dog to the park, go to the gym when I'm feeling up to it. I don't like much tv but I couldn't live without music. I also enjoy spending time with my boyfriend on the weekend.

Talents: I don't have any talents.

Favorite chores: I like to organize I love diving into my closet for spring cleaning. least favorite would be doing dishes.

Something you wouldn't know about me: When I was born I was bleeding from the brain and not expected to live past 12hours. The doctors told my parents they don't know how the bleeding stopped and how I lived. Everyone in the hospital called me the miracle baby.

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Ugggghhhhh!!! I’m the oldest one here!

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Older just means experienced :) nothing wrong with that at all!!