Hi everyone,

My sister Patty has moyamoya.  She was  diagnosed in december 1997.  She suffered a servere stroke (strokes) in February 2001.  The strokes left her blind, on a feeding tube, briefs and a quadraplegic.  She has fought hard to live.  She had the surgeries at Mayo Clinic in Dec 2002, and Jan 2003.  She is an inspiration.  As we speak, she is at Florida Neurological Institute as an in-patient.  Patty is so with it, she has sight (not perfect), off briefs, no feeding tube, and will walk some day.  Patty was asked to speak at a meeting of "women of strength".  She declined to speak but arranged to have a friend of hers read a paper repared by her with the assistance of our sister Monica.  I sat there and listened.  I lived through all the trials of MM, but when I looked around there was not a dry eye in the place.     Anyway,  I sent the paper to Oprah a few months back but did not hear a word. 

I have sat back and read with great interest the other MM posts.   

I wish DJ had this site 4 or 5 years ago.  The site is wonderful.      
This is my first message.  Hope it is OK

Janice