User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-4141190-20110713001035

Harry Potter is my escape from doctors and hospitals...all the things in my life that are out of my control. Let me just start by saying I am am 34 years old and I never expected to be a Harry Potter. I hadn't read the books and I figured it was just a kids story. I saw the first 3 movies while I was going through a really dark time in my life. I was surprised at how much I fell in love with Harry and his world. I started to read the books before Goblet of Fire came out. I was hooked and couldn't put any of them down. I cried reading Deathly Hallows...and still do every time I re-read it. I have had health problems all my life and have had a particularly rough time in the past 5 years. 2 years ago I found out that my heart condition was a lot worse and that there wasn't a lot that could be done. I was beyond excited to hear about the Wizardring World of Harry Potter being built...but at the same time scared that i might not live to see it-or the remaining films. Against all odds I am still here...and Deathly Hallows 2 opens in less than 48 hours. I was lucky enough to visit The Wizarding World in November of last year (although I was pushed around the park in a wheelchair...too much walking exhausts me). I teared up as soon as I crossed into the Village and couldn't believe everything I was seeing. It was literally like stepping into the movies and books. I would love to be able to go back and see it all again. It was one of the best weeks of my life.