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;…
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…
When supporting someone with an incurable condition, there’s a level of trust that comes with great responsibility. It requires vigilance, and an awareness, as if you were protecting your own life…Without this, they might as well be fighting their battle in isolation… While recovering from surgery, I had a few nurses who spoke to me…
