Laura Schaefer poses during the Mrs. South Carolina 2012 Pageant held in Conway this year. You would never know that Laura suffers from a horrific brain condition that leaves her vertical a lot of her waking hours.

Around the Forest | Mrs. Myrtle Beach fights through painful condition to become an inspiration – Neighbors – TheSunNews.com.

Here is yet another story of a fighter, who battled years of classic Chiari symptoms and misdiagnosis.  Laura Schaefer of Myrtle Beach, SC, continues to fight, and even competed in the Mrs. South Carolina 2012 pageant!