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Jennifer Alexis

Superwoman... ha ha ha!

About Me


CHIARI AWARENESS -- www.wacma.com --------------- INTRACRANINAL HYPERTENSION -- www.ihrfoundation.org
Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer and I am the BIG 3-0! I live in the tiny town of Tunkhannock, PA. I live with my wonderfully tolerant husband, Mike, and our 3 children. Emily is 10 and our little "miss priss." Elizabeth, or Lil'Bit, is 5. She wants to grow up to be a princess. And then there's Alex. He is 3 and he's our little ball of energy!
I am volunteer as an EMT for our local ambulance. I'm currently not working due to health problems. I have Pseudotumor Cerebri (or Intracranial Hypertension) secondary to Chiari Malformation. This causes debilitating headaches among other symptoms. Since June 2006, I have had 9 surgeries in an effort to correct things. When the shunt works, it is a God-send. When it works. If anyone is interested in learning more about my conditions, please visit: www.wacma.com or www.ihrfoundation.org They are wonderfully informational sites.
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My Interests


I love to read, watch TV, all that jazz. I enjoy spending time with my family. I find the paranormal facinating and am currently enthralled with the Winchester Mystery Mansion.

I'd like to meet:


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Music:


I will listen to almost anything but I am a true child of the 80's!

Movies:


I love to watch movies, horrors are some of my favs. I like all kinds - it really depends on my mood. Some of my top 10 are: Dead Poet's Society, Breakfast Club, Tommy Boy, The Princess Bride. My all time favorites are The Exorcist & Shindler's List.

Television:


I do like to watch TV. Some of my favs are Ghost Hunters, Grey's Anatomy, & Scrubs.

Books:



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* . . About You . . *
Eye Color:: blue
Hair Color:: brown
Height:: 5'6"
Favorite Color:: yellow
Screen Name:: jenalexis10276 (yahoo) or JenniferAlexis4 (aim)
Favorite Band:: I don't think I can pick just one
Favorite Movie:: its a toss up between The Exorcist and Shindler's List
Favorite Show:: Another toss up - Ghost Hunters and Supernatural
Your Car:: 2001 Dodge Durango - I love him. I want truck nutz for it, but the hubby says no
Your Hometown:: Northeast PA
Your Present Town:: Tunkhannock PA - still in NEPA
Your Crushes First Name:: I guess I shoudl go with Mike on this one, huh?
Your Grade:: A+++++ for that essay I wrote on wanting a Red Rider BB Gun for christmas... no wait... I'll shoot my eye out!
Your Style:: I don't think I really have one
* . . Have You Ever . . *
Sat on your rooftop?: oh hell yeah... to tan when I was younger... skin cancer... bring it!
Kissed someone in the rain?: I would kiss him in the rain and I would kiss him on a train. I would kiss him here or there. I would kiss him anywhere.
Danced in a public place?: oh hell yeah. Did you know that the Chicken Dance can be done to ANY song?
Smiled for no reason?: yeah
Laughed so hard you cried?: when I am with my Tara or picking on the hubby
Peed your pants after age 8?: I was pregnant 3 times... so yeah
Written a song?: Sing along if you know it "The polka bus is comin, and everyone is runnin', from Pittston to Minooka, come on shake your dupa...We like pierogies...we like, we like kielbasa!
Sang to someone for no reason?: I sing to my husband all the time but he won't sing back
Performed on a stage?: only after a few cherry bombs
Talked to someone you don't know?: all the time
Gone out of your way to befriend someone?: not usually
Made out in a theatre?: no, if I am paying $15.00 to see a movie, I am gonna watch the damn movie
Gone roller skating since 8th grade?: I wish... that was SO much fun!
Been in love?: thats a yes
* . . Who was the last person to . . *
Say HI to you?: My daughter emily when she came downstairs... then I got attitude. That is the Em that i know & love
Tell you, I love you?: My hubby
Kiss you?: same answer
Hug you?: My little Bit
Tell you BYE?: my hubby
Write you a note?: my tara... on my fridge calendar... Rub Jews hon!
Take your photo?: hubby
Call your cell phone?: same answer
Buy you something?: me
Go with you to the movies?: hubby again
Sing to you?: my Tara I am sure
Write a poem about you?: nope
Text message you?: nope
Touch you?: touch me? that is rather creepy
* . . What's the last . . *
Time you laughed?: I laugh all the time. Last night on the phone with Tara i think
Time you cried?: last bad headache
Movie you watched?: Grandma's Boy
Joke you told?: the one about the Tide company... cute one
Song you've sang?: I just sang the Polka bus one when I was typing it in
Time you've looked at the clock?: just did - you had to mention it huh?
Drink you've had?: wine
Number you've dialed?: Deana's I think
Book you've read?: Ghosts Among Us
Food you've eaten?: hoagie last night
Flavor of gum chewed?: orbit something or other
Shoes you've worn?: my slippers
Store you've been in?: Wally World of course
Thing you've said?: "Emily what are you doing in there?"
* . . Can You . . *
Write with both hands?: I can if I have to
Whistle?: yuppers
Blow a bubble?: yuppers
Roll your tounge in a circle?: I think so, hold on... yep, I can
Cross your eyes?: yeah
Touch your tounge to your nose?: not to the tip, just to the bottom
Dance?: I don't really try to hard
Gleek?: I wish... that'd shut up those people in the theater!
Stay up a whole night without sleep?: I have in the past.. I am getting a little old for that
Speak a different language?: I took French in High School
Impersonate someone?: I can do Tara's mother pretty well
Prank call people?: not since the invention of caller ID
Make a card pyramid?: haven't tried since I was 9
Cook anything?: I can cook alot of things... otherwise I would have one HUNGRY family
* . . Finish The Line . . *
If i were a ...: fisherman... I have no idea... that is what came to mind
I wish ...: a fish
So many people don't know that ...: I love to laugh
I am ...: a smart ass
My heart is ...: in my chest... hopefully beating
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My Blog

How am I Gonna Pull THIS One Of??

So I have decided that I have had enough with the specialists that PA has to offer.  I have been suffering with Chiari for 7 years now, Intercranial Hypertension for 2 1/2 years.  I firmly b...
Posted by Jennifer Alexis on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:09:00 PST

I suppose the 9th time is the charm...

I know that I said that I was thinking about changing neurosurgeons, but I didn't do it.  After meeting with another neuro, I decided that I really wanted to stay with Dr. Amacher.  The new ...
Posted by Jennifer Alexis on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:32:00 PST

Shunt

Its been almost a month since I started having problems with the shunt/headache again.  I saw the neuro's PA back in the middle of October and, since the hardware was all in the right place, we d...
Posted by Jennifer Alexis on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:12:00 PST

Saw the Doctor

I saw the neurosurgeon yesterday.  According to him, all of the tubing and hardware with my shunt is in place.  Thats not causing my headaches.  We decided to give it a little time to c...
Posted by Jennifer Alexis on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:41:00 PST

Here we go again..

Here we go again!  Last week it all started again.  Headache, nasuea, neck pain, ringing in my ears.  All of the classic signs that the shunt is failing.  I am past frustrated.&nbs...
Posted by Jennifer Alexis on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:10:00 PST

Warning... some not so sice things!!

If one more person asks me if I want to give to their "cause" or donate because someone is raising money to help out someone with some ailment or having a benefit because so & so can't pay their m...
Posted by Jennifer Alexis on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:46:00 PST

I am out of spoons.

Pain is bad today.  I have spent the past 3 days in pain and dealing with terrible nasuea.  As I am sitting here feeling sorry for myself, I came across a wonderful story that I think is ver...
Posted by Jennifer Alexis on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:07:00 PST

More PTC fun!!

I just realized that I haven't posted since August 9th.  It has been a busy few weeks.  After my trip to the ER in Danville, I was taking antibiotics for my "infection."  The following ...
Posted by Jennifer Alexis on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:56:00 PST

Adventures in Pseudotumor Cerebri

My adventures with Pseudotumor Cerebri are forever getting more interesting!  As most of you know, I had another revision on July 19th.  It seemed that things were going well.  I was fe...
Posted by Jennifer Alexis on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:57:00 PST

Again.... this is getting old!

Welp... the lovely shunt valve has moved AGAIN!  Somehow I managed to move this valve once again and I have to have another revision.  I am not entirely sure what I keep doing, but I am thin...
Posted by Jennifer Alexis on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:02:00 PST