A few months ago, I read a post (Productivity Tip #2 – Schedule your time (and stick to it)), by my fellow blogger friend, Terence Brown of Help Grow Change After reading, I set a challenge before myself and decided I would give it a go…In doing so, I found the time I never knew I…
With all my blog posts on Hydrocephalus, I’ve been contacted by a few people who either have the condition themselves or someone they love has it, more specifically…babies/children. This got me thinking…We all seem to ask the same questions and go through the same emotions, even though our bodies handle the condition differently at times. …
6 years ago, I had 3 brain operations over a 3 day period. I can’t remember much about that time but last night, (the night before the first operation) I had a flashback. I could literally feel, hear and smell my surroundings. I saw myself lying on the bed and I heard the conversations in…
This week, I decided I’d had enough. My family life has become draining. So draining in fact, that I no longer found joy in any part of it…my kids, husband, marriage or me. I started feeling very resentful a very long time ago, and truth be told, I was just about ready to call it…
I’ve been guilty of being too strong and independent for my own good. Because of this, the people (closest to me) in my life don’t give me a chance to ever be weak or needy. Truth be told, I don’t like depending on others for anything. I hate it with a passion, especially if I…
I look around and see the beauty of the place that I now find myself in. However, that beauty means nothing in a world cluttered with hate, crime and copious amounts of destruction. What has this world become? When did life lose its value and become something no more than a piece of garbage? People…
A few months ago, during a consultation with a Neurosurgeon, I was asked if my Hydrocephalus was affecting my quality of life. I got the impression that if my answer to this question was “Yes” I might have been facing surgery. I hadn’t been asked this before so it took me a bit by surprise. …
A few weeks ago, I was mindlessly watching something on TV…the name escapes me now but it was much like CSI. In the end, some crazy guy shot and killed a teenage girl’s parents and little brother in front of her. At the time, I didn’t realize that my 5-year old daughter and her 11-year…
We all have one thing in common…We or Someone we love has Hydrocephalus. This in itself is enough to provide a link to sanity. Being able to converse with people (using terminology they understand) who can share your feelings, empathize with your symptoms and actually understand fully your paranoia and concerns. At times I feel…
I can’t clearly remember when the first time was that I noticed the cognitive challenges I was facing. In fact, most people around me seemed to dumb it down or just plain dismiss the very notion from the start. I know I had memory issues especially after my first operation and this was hard enough…
