In my last and final post on “How do you tell your boss you have Hydrocephalus?“. I’ve covered the past, where I was diagnosed while in full-time employment. And, I covered my present situation, having immigrated and starting a new job. Now, I’d like to take a closer look at any prospective employers. I suppose…
Something I’ve always heard but not really paid much attention to is that as your parents become older, they become more child-like. I look at my own grandmother as an example. A strong woman in her younger days. I have a much better opinion regarding her ageing process (the young vs the old) than I…
Past When I was first diagnosed, at age 29, I was a full-time employee. Therefore, my manager at the time was with me from the start of my Hydro journey. I remember clearly when I got the results from my CT scan and what happened after discussing the findings with the Neurologist (if only my…
How easy this is to say but I find it increasingly difficult to do. A secretary at my former company used to tell me that I need to slow down. She shared how her mum always told her that if she didn’t, God would find a way to make her slow down. Things happen to…
This is a sensitive issue for any prospective parent. We have advanced so much that some conditions can be identified while your baby is still in the womb. I remember when I was pregnant with my first child, the gynaecologist explained that we could have a test done to see if our baby had Down…
There are so many articles and books on the perfect parenting skills or ways to help you be the best parent you can possibly be. Advice that swears to get you to the point in your parenting career where you will feel adequate enough to wear the badge with pride. Yes, I said “career” because…
Medical insurance/aid…a necessity or a nice to have? You decide… Most people I speak to nowadays, seem so blasé about their healthcare, a feeling I drool over for a split second. They seem relaxed while spewing out things like “We have a free ambulance service” or “Our public health system will take care of me“….
Maybe that makes me sound weak…maybe it makes me seem like the biggest wuss…who knows? I’ve thought about why it is that every time I get a diagnosis (with the words life-threatening at the end of it), it gets me running around in a mental panic. I realise that amidst all of it, I probably…
As a person living with Hydrocephalus, be it yourself or someone close to you affected by this condition, it’s easy enough to understand the medical terminology. Well, at least better than anyone who is just an “acquaintance” of this condition. I remember when I was first diagnosed and heard the word Hydrocephalus. It was a…
“You’re awesome“, a response by someone whom I had told of my having had brain surgery. I was busy explaining to her about my short term memory loss as part of an apology in my forgetting our appointment. (I truly felt bad and beat up on myself, as I do, because I forgot and simply…
