Where are all my fellow chronic pain warriors? Be seen and heard. 💛

I was born with cervical and thoracic Spina Bifida. I will give you the least scientific, but shockingly effective description of said condition: Maybe God just had a little too much to drink and played Jenga with my C&T spine.

I have had 3 neck surgeries, absolutely cannot ride rollercoasters or off-road vehicles. "Rubbernecking" or double-taking can give me totaled car accident level pain. #chronicpain

When I was a kiddo, the doctors who planned my first spinal fusion didn't think I was going to survive the procedure. It was still pretty new for a kid my age and with my spinal landmarks. They didn't give me a good prognosis without surgical intervention. So I was a Make-A-Wish kid. (Wished for a brother, settled for a VIP family trip to Disney World. ... One Disney trip and a Neil Diamond concert later, I got both wishes granted.)