ttp://survivorsucks.yuku.com/topic/61000?page=4 Post 78
When I was 19 I was diagnosed with Myastinia Gravis, it is a form of Muscular Dystrophy, and I was told I would be in wheel chair at the age of 21-22, I should not have anymore children and I needed to prepare my life for a lifestyle of disability. This was the first real "why me" honestly that really didn't seem much like a present. After battling with hundreds of prescription drugs that seems to do nothing, I opted for a radical surgery, a Thymectomy. A 9-10 hr procedure where they sawed open my breast bone and removed my Thymus, (kind of like an open heart surgery) with the hope of going into some type of remission, most patients experience a drop in their medication needed to control this disease, me on the other hand got a much better gift..... walking myself. Not only walking, running, skipping, jumping, I have been a fitness instructor for 20 years. Never again taking another pill. That was a great gift!!! Everyday, EVERYDAY I am thankful for this gift, and I am painfully reminded whenever I see someone in a wheelchair. Thank you my Father for my giftI watched the Survivor recap episode looking for a scar. I know that it would be pretty faded by now, but that kind of cutting will always leave a scar no matter how many years ago it was.
I did not see a scar, or even a hint of an old scar, on her breastbone (between her neck and top of breast). I rewound youtube to look a few times when she was laying on the beach while Shambo was telling her story.
Makes me wonder if she even had the surgery. She probably did, but has greatly exaggerated it to elicit sympathy, IMO. I could be wrong. I don't know how to get a screen-cap off of you-tube or I'd post a couple here to show that there isn't a visible scar.












