When I woke up on Saturday morning with a headache and slept all weekend I should have known it couldn’t be anything serious. Even when I couldn’t keep my eyes open at work on Monday, I should have just gone home, popped some Panadol and had a good sleep....
Hydrocephalus
On the wave of positivity
It’s easy to get dragged down into a whirlwind of despair and depression. This would be true of almost anything in life. Hydrocephalus is not an easily digested condition and having to explain it, almost on a daily basis ever since I released my book Hydrocephalus: Floating Faithfully, has...
Why is it so hard to find a good Neurosurgeon?
I feel disheartened…almost helpless. Ever since I was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus in 2007, I’ve felt like I’m fighting an uphill battle. It’s not with the condition so much, which has become a part of me and that I accept. But, with the medical professionals, I have to depend on...
The first step to understanding is through knowledge
Understanding what Hydrocephalus is can be a little confusing, overwhelming or just plain and simply do your head in. I remember when I first saw the word on a scan result I had done. I remember going “Huh? Hydro what?” Since that day, now just over 8 years ago,...
We are not faking…
I read a post on Facebook the other day in one of the groups I belong to, that just angered me more than anything else. It wasn’t even the fact that there seems to be a general belief that people with Hydrocephalus are faking their symptoms. It was reading...
Finding the Joy
I recently completed and self-published my book Hydrocephalus: Floating Faithfully. This is a book that I had to write not because I was forced to. On the contrary, it was driven by my realization of, what I believe to be, my life purpose…To effect change, no matter how big...
Hydrocephalus hangover…
Hydrocephalus had me on my knees last weekend(literally) Saturday I woke up with a lightly beating headache. I opened my eyes and thought “okay…how bad are you gonna get?” The day passed by with little to no drama and no escalation in the pain. I was thankful at the...
Hydrocephalus : Sacrifice for sanity
I enjoy a good glass of wine just like most people. One of my favourite things to do is soak in a nice full bath with a glass of wine in hand. However, I decided just over a year ago to give it up completely because I realised it...
Hydrocephalus : It’s sometimes better to just forget
I am quite hard on myself when forgetting things. I forget that I tend to forget things…I also forget that there’s a very good reason why I do. My kids know I forget things and remind me quite easily about it too. I’ve read a few inspirational stories of people...
Hydrocephalus…but I’ll keep smiling
I have Hydrocephalus…I wasn’t born with it but was diagnosed 6 years after having my 2nd run with Viral Meningitis. The road has not been easy and I can literally say that my whole world changed the day I found out I needed a brain operation. Can you imagine...