It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on my website. I’ve slowed down to a crawl BUT, as long as I have words left in me, I’ll continue to speak out about the effects of Hydrocephalus and Brain injury. To bring you up to speed in a nutshell;...
Articles with the Tag Brain injury
Have you found your tribe?
When I was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus, 16 years ago now, I had to find my tribe: People who knew and understood what I was going through, because they shared the same diagnosis. Support groups on Facebook were great but, starting my blog, Skyewaters.com, was a step in the right...
Brain surgery: What you may not have considered…
Concussion, based on a true story, is currently playing on Netflix (until 9 June). It’s scary how being able to relate to something, so serious, can hit you so hard. Despite it being centred around the National Football League (NFL), the bottom line of this movie, and how it...
Brain bleeds are serious and need attention
2 years ago I posted this: There’s always risk with any operation. Despite having a brain bleed during surgery last week, the reason for the blood in my CSF, I feel fortunate to just wait it out and have the blood clear. The discomfort and side effects of nausea,...
No one asks for a brain injury.
There are so many reasons why this happens to people: Concussions, domestic violence, sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, etc. And yes, even brain surgery. You (literally) go from one moment to the next…injured beyond your own understanding. Like a butterfly, you have a rebirth of sorts. Becoming someone else...
Losing yourself…
I have been feeling this way, more and more, each day. I have good moments and others less so. It’s a scary situation where you feel like you’re losing yourself. Like you’ve lost control. Helpless to your core and all you want, is out of the jail cell, which...
Haemorrhage during brain surgery has lasting effects…
You look at me and see the same person but, on the inside, I’m existing in a living nightmare..! C. A. Marriday A repeat ETV (Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy), performed on 4 May 2021, brain surgery #6, resulted in a haemorrhage during surgery. The effects of which have only escalated...
Ever feel like you’re losing your mind..? Part 2 of 2
For context, you can read Part 1 of 2 here. I’ve always been one to take care of others, especially my children. The thought of “slipping”, is leaving me feeling quite perplexed! C. A. Marriday I know there’s not much I can physically do to change any of what...
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We Endure because we have to. We find ways to cope, survive and get through by being Resourceful. We gain Strength through and from it all, not by choice but, because there is none… People say: “You shouldn’t let your circumstances define you…” Hmmm…I say, there are times when...
Hydrocephalus: The 3rd party in your marriage
For better or worse…in sickness and in health…till death do us part… When Hydrocephalus made itself known and stepped into my life, nothing could have prepared me for the road that lay ahead. Age 29, married, 2 kids and in the prime of my career…I would never have thought...