Yesterday morning, a “weird” nagging feeling at the bottom of my head woke me from my sleep. Immediately opening my eyes, the first thought that struck my mind was “What the heck is that?“. A nanosecond later, I wondered if it was my ETV, especially since I pictured the location of the spot to be at the…
A few weeks ago, I had a mental and spiritual outburst/breakdown. I’ve always been one to say things like “God is in control. Have faith and trust. See obstacles as challenges but don’t give in and just believe“. There is no end to the advice I would offer to anyone who seemingly has lost faith…
As many people with Hydrocephalus will know, there are a few little words that when uttered, evokes an “ill” feeling. When you try and dumb down Hydrocephalus for someone else who doesn’t have the condition or know about it, somewhere along the conversation, you will hear the words “Oh, I also get terrible migraines“. Anyone…
I know at this very moment in time, your head is probably reeling with questions and your body is experiencing fears beyond anything you’ve ever experienced. The moment you heard the words, you probably shut down a bit or tried to absorb every word coming out of the doctor’s mouth. But, you missed a few…
How often don’t we let work stress us out? Is it really worth it? I’m sure, just like me, you’ve been there too. Getting all worked up because of something someone at work didn’t do or, because of the decisions management make that affect you negatively. Maybe you’re a person like me who prides yourself…
In exactly 2 weeks time, it will be the 1st of September (where has the year gone?). As most people in the Hydrocephalus community know, September is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month. In aid of this, I will be dropping the price of my eBook Hydrocephalus: Floating Faithfully to $1.99, for the month of September, and donating…
There’s a little well-known phrase I’ve come to adopt of late, “Mind over matter“. My late grandfather used this quite a bit when he was still alive. He died from lung cancer about 8 months after diagnosis. The day he died, I was at his bedside but didn’t realise what was happening at the time,…
When I was facing surgery for the first time, I was overcome with mixed emotions. These lasted a few days from the time the surgeon told me that he would need to operate until the night before I had to go to the hospital. The days leading up to the night before were the worst…
Having a chat with my 6-year-old daughter in the car one morning, on our way to school, she asked “Hey mum! What was your school like?” This question had me delve into a childhood memory, which I had long since forgotten about. Our classrooms weren’t as brightly coloured and filled with fun things to do as hers….
I had a consultation with a specialist earlier this week, not Hydrocephalus-related, who uttered the words “When doctors develop a God-like complex“. These words struck me a bit and got my mind wandering. The consultation itself was one, which left my mind reeling as now I’m facing surgery…yet again. The thought of being in pain…
