Sarah Celebrates Her 6 Month Zipperversary And Discovers She’s A Google Sensation

I can not believe it was 6 months ago that I underwent a 10 1/2 hour surgery to help reduce the symptoms from Chiari Malformation.  I had a posterior fossa decompression and a craniocervial fusion...say what??  I had a brain lift and my head screwed on straight.  But...what excites me more today is that I'm a Google Star!

Obviously, when you google Sarah Dyer, you get my Facebook page and my connection to B98.5.  But, I discovered today, when I googled the term 'zipperversary' (which is what people with chiari call their post op anniversary date), immediately a picture of me pops up.  I'm, certainly, not a vain person...but this just shows that my efforts for spreading Chiari Awareness is working!  I won't stop until we find a cure!  The Conquer Chiari Walk Across America walk will be on September 17th and you can join me.  Just visit conquerchiari.org to register!

If you don't know already, Chiari Malformation is a condition where your brain falls below the base of your skull compressing the spinal cord and brain stem causing severe neurological symptoms.  Chiari rarely travels alone and has a bunch of friends it likes to bring to the party like: Craniocervical Instability, EDS, Tethered Cord Syndrome, Syringomyelia and much more.  It's unsure if it is a hereditary condition, however, it can effect multiple people in a family.  I just discovered this summer that 2 of my kids have a form of chiari along with other comorbidities.

My kids and I are headed to NYC on Friday to get the treatment we need.