Brain injury: Putting yourself first is never a mistake
When life is turned upside down after a brain injury, it’s more important to practice self-care than ever before.
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A brain bleed wreaks silent havoc on your life — What you need to know!
Understanding the profound impact of brain bleeds and their treatment on cognitive functions is critical for those affected. The complexity of brain injuries, each unique to the individual, underscores the importance of tailored approaches in rehabilitation.
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Hydrocephalus: The silent assassin
Hydrocephalus does NOT discriminate. There’s no single cause and more people are diagnosed with it, than you, or I, could ever know. Globally! It really is a silent assassin. One you can’t see coming. Awareness and education provide the best armour. Saying; “It won’t happen to me”, is no guarantee. Thanks to having viral meningitis,…
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Brain surgery, it’s Not an easy decision
We are caught between a rock and a hard place with this condition, WANTING and NEEDING help to make the pain go away but, NOT wanting to endure MORE brain surgery. The irony does not escape me..! It’s not an easy thing to go through, by any stretch of the imagination. It’s a vicious cycle;…
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Acceptance and understanding go hand-in-hand
So much of what we face in life we have no control over. Some things we can change or simply eradicate from our lives. (That goes for some people too). But, sometimes there aren’t choices given with the challenges we have to endure. The only choice we get, is how we react, or respond to…
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There’s so much more going on beneath the surface than you realise!
An iceberg seems appropriate for this post and, the sinking of the Titanic, is a perfect example of not realising the full extent of what lurks beneath the surface, hence the image I chose to use. IMHO! The unseen can sometimes cause more damage than what’s apparent to the naked eye, especially when it goes…
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Hydrocephalus…It’s complicated.
You know when someone, on your friends list, updates their relationship status online to, “it’s complicated”? Generally, most people frown, but understand, and accept this for what it is. No explanation or definition, of what it means, required. The same can he said for this condition. At it’s very core, hydrocephalus is complicated. At the…
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Hydrocephalus: The heavy burden of being the main breadwinner despite living with an incurable condition…
A condition like Hydrocephalus casts some of its own burdensome moments on the person diagnosed with it, amongst other things. It’s unpredictable nature, leaves nothing to be desired. The burden wears heavy and so too does the responsibility of it all, like: Having to support your entire family – 5 in mine (thankfully my husband…
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Hydrocephalus: Rooting for Roona
Something that many with Hydrocephalus cannot believe, and rightly so is, how few people know about it. Some have never heard of it and, even in the medical profession, this is the case. I have found myself in many situations where I’ve had to simplify an explanation for someone else, because they simply don’t know…
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Hydrocephalus: When you realise you simply can’t “fix” it!
Disclaimer: This is not a post to influence anyone else, nor should it be used as medical advice or guidance. I have an inherent nature to try and fix things. It doesn’t matter what it is; my situation, someone else’s problems or just the world in general (I know, overly ambitious!). I’ve had a while…
