hii everyone (: my names Abby.. and about 2 weeks ago i was diagnosed with chiari malformation. my mom has the same as well...a few months ago my mom had brain surgery done.. she had a AVM she had removed my aunt has chiari iv the highest there is. she also has double chiari .. she has it pretty bad.. the past few days i have been having trouble remembering things... i willl get half way into a conversation and forget what i was saying.. and trust me it gets very frustrating when your in school and your trying to explain something to your guidance counsler. or your in class and you write the same word twice.. my vision gets blurry and i feel like im going to fall but doctors tell me this is all part of the chiari.. im going to see a doctor that speacializes in chiari anytime now... i really just need someone/somebody to talk to ): this is going to be like my new family (: