I am a 65 yr. old widow, little person (Dwarfism) who has had numerous back surgeries back in the 80's. The last surgery left me immobile from my waste down. I say immobile because I am not paralized & I have mostly feeling. But because of the nerve damage done it affected most of my who body. My hands & fingers are all turned in & now with painful arthritis. When they did my back surgeries they went from the base of my brain clear to my tailbone.The past few months my neck has really been hurting, which I know that means more surgery there. But the danger of the surgery there is losing the use of my upper body. I am scared to death to have surgery on my neck. But yet I can't continue on just letting it go until eventually, I still lose the use of my upper body. Being a little person had some disadvantages, but when I was walking I could do just about anything an average size person can do. So far I've seen 1 neurosurgeon who also said even with surgery to releave pain chances are I will still lose the use of my upper body. I plan on getting 2 second opinions about having surgery & will tell me about losing or not losing my upper body. My prayer request is, I'm asking God to make the right decision whether to have the surgery or not. And of course I'm asking God to please not allow my upper body to lose it use because that is all I have left now that I can't walk. Plus being a little person, which I never ever considered a disability!!

I am also asking God to help me financially because I live off of my Soc. Sec. which is only a little over $700 a mo. I cannot pay all of my monthly bills which, leaves me wondering how I'm going to pay my Property Taxes & my Homeowners Ins. coming due soon. I am also scared aout this too! I am still paying on my 1900 yr. old house because my mortage payments are only $260. a mo.I do not want to lose my house, which desperatley needs a lot of work done on it. But that can come later as I've been saying for many yrs. So if you would please pray that I make the right decision to have or not to have the surgery. Also choose the right doctor if I have the surgery. And not to lose the use of my upper body becaue I am so afraid. Then to help me financially to pay all of my bills, etc. I thank all of you who pray for me. God bless all of you who prayed for me.