Miracle’s Fight: Recovering Brain Surgery

My name is Miracle Watson , a 23yr old mother of a 5yr old daughter. On May 26th my life changed forever. For multiple months I had been seeing doctors for nerve pain, muscle pain to dizziness and fatigue and hardly got the answers I needed. I woke up one morning unable to stand up properly, unable to see clearly and it was on Monday May 26th that I knew something was wrong. Drove myself to ER with my daughter right alongside me because I didn’t know at the time how serious the damage was. Explained my symptoms to the doctor, based on those symptoms he was able to search prior Ct scans and notice something was off, and how I couldn’t walk in a straight line, lift my head all the way, he ordered I get on the phone immediately and have some pick up my daughter. Emotions were already starting to stack because I still didn’t know but the doctor had an idea. Once her ride made it, the transport took me to a room to conduct MRI, a scan that shows just about anything so if there was something to be concerned about we would see that on the scans. It took about 45minutes to 1hr . I made it back to my designated room while being cared for. The doctor came in and told me what I’m about to tell you may be hard to take but we can save your life, it’s been done plenty times before. I was told I had a birth defect, which wasn’t the issue but after so many years without knowing it could’ve likely been the cause to my diagnosis. He said you have a Chiari Malformation Type 1 ( is a condition where the lower part of the cerebellum, the part of the brain responsible for balance and coordination, protrudes down through the opening at the base of the skull (foramen magnum) into the spinal canal. This displacement can lead to pressure on the brain and spinal cord, potentially causing a variety of symptoms) they noticed my spine had a large pocket of fluid build up and that the cerebellum of my brain was also sitting in some of that fluid. It required Emergency Surgery. A surgery that took 5hrs to complete, a surgery that left my right side with permanent nerve damage, a surgery that requires almost 24/hr care because I cannot do simple things like Bathe alone, cook, clean or even properly dress myself. Above all of this bad news, I’m extremely Thankful to God and friends and family who were around to support and encourage me to keep fighting everyday. Reconnecting with my daughter was the hardest part because no mother , no parent actually wants their kid watching them suffer. I come here today to the community and ask for Prayers and Support because me and my little girl need it the most. We hope to raise enough money to cover Medical Bills, Food and Daily Necessities.