My Trip to Germany and Austria

In June 2012, right before I got sick I was able to go on trip of a lifetime. Germany and Austria with my Oma. It was so beautiful, and amazing. We traveled from Frankfurt to Vienna.
I am from a german heritage so the beer and food was nothing new but it was great seeing the environment like that. Beer there was much more bitter and strong. So was the coffee.

We went to Munich where the famous, oktoberfest is, and it was crazy. We even went to a beer garden and I got a liter of beer (it's a lot of beer!) Even when it wasn't the festival, people celebrated. I loved it! It would be so fun to go when it is oktoberfest. 

The landscape in germany and austria is very much like Wisconsin. Very green and hilly. But it's so beautiful. 

My favorite place by far was Innsbruck. It was a beautiful town that was in between mountains. It was dream since I was young to go to germany and austria with my Oma.

 I am so happy I was given the opportunity to go on this trip. (Thank you Oma and Opa for this!) Especially before I got sick, and it was right in time. I would have hated it if I had to cancel this trip because of my illness. But fate was on my side.
It's 2014, I hope soon I can get my health back and do little or big adventures like this.
Cross our fingers!

Looking back

Looking back, almost two years has been hard. I've lost a lot, and sometimes it does really bother me. Family and friends really do help bring happiness but they will never bring that the two I lost to being sick.
I've lost 2 years of high school, my junior and senior. Many students say, 'WOW, that awesome. It must be cool to not have to go to school'. Well, sometimes it is, but most of the time I miss it. I miss my friends and not having the memories like everyone else has. I am not experiencing high school like most teenagers do, and the most precious, fun year.. Senior year.

Continuing, it has put a drag on my college, I used to know where I wanted to go and had everything planned. Now, I really don't know what I wanna do.
I see everyone else planning for college, of coarse I can apply. But what does me good when I might be ill and I would just be throwing money at a college that would gladly take my money.

One thing I am proud of, is that I am going to graduate. That's one thing my sickness will never take away.
A life lesson, one month I was planning to go to school and be a normal high school student. Have no problems and just live life. But everything changed..
Time is precious, use it wisely.
Everything can change in second, don't think you're invincible. 

In the Past Weeks

The last couple weeks have been pretty tough for me. Been through lots of testing..
(That's why the blog has been on hold, sorry)
Pain has been high and been worst then usual. Like usual, some days are better than others.
My mom and dad have been helping through these last couple weeks, so thankful!!
On the doctors side--
Still no word of what is wrong with me. Doctors are dumbfounded. My neurologist, thought maybe my problems could be from increased CSF pressure, after I had a night in the ER from intense pain. So we went ahead and did a spinal tap. The test came back all good. We went back to my neurosurgeon who did my surgery and he said everything looked good. He said it's most likely something in the brain, and will be a complicated case.
My neurologist mentioned in my first appointment I could have MS (they found some spots on my MRI weren't alarming but unspecified), but it be very rare. We used the fluid (from spinal tap) and blood, a vision evoked test and tested me for possible MS.
We got the call during the week that I did not have MS, which was a relief, but was also sad. We now have no lead.. No doctor knows what's wrong with me.
All I can say, the brain is one mystery.