I can be angry that life dealt me the Hydro card. I can curse everything under, around or above the sun…but, it won’t make a difference. 29 years old and living a reasonably sheltered life (as far as this condition goes), that’s the reality I faced before I read...
Articles with the Tag Fear and Anxiety
Hydrocephalus : Do you limit yourself when it comes to learning?
Fear…a driver for most (negative) things in life. It’s certainly blocked me from doing a few things. In fact, had it not been for fear, I now know that nothing (physically) would have happened to me. But, I stopped myself before I could reach that point. When I started...
Hydrocephalus: The noisy upstairs neighbour…
A few years ago, my family and I made the mistake of moving into a two storey house with another family. (I don’t recommend this to anyone unless you have what it takes. It’s the kind of situation that can make enemies out of friends and split families apart...
Hydrocephalus : Losing your eyesight
There are so many what ifs with Hydrocephalus. What if I need further brain surgery? What if my short term memory doesn’t improve? What if I don’t recover from surgery? What if something goes wrong during surgery? What if my shunt/ETV fails? What if I don’t recognise the signs...
Hydrocephalus : What’s your weather triggers?
“Whether the weather be hot, whether the weather be cold, whether the weather, whatever the weather, whether you like it or not…” Anonymous A few years back, my family and I visited our relatives in Brisbane, Australia. It was extremely hot and the first week I suffered to the point where...
Hydrocephalus: Would you abort?
This is a sensitive issue for any prospective parent. We have advanced so much that some conditions can be identified while your baby is still in the womb. I remember when I was pregnant with my first child, the gynaecologist explained that we could have a test done to...
Does having brain surgery make you “awesome”?
“You’re awesome“, a response by someone whom I had told of my having had brain surgery. I was busy explaining to her about my short term memory loss as part of an apology in my forgetting our appointment. (I truly felt bad and beat up on myself, as I...
Hydrocephalus : Being pregnant and having brain surgery
When I was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus, my husband and I had a pre-op consult with the surgeon, who discussed my upcoming shunt surgery. We talked about what to expect before, during and after the operation. More importantly, we told him that we were planning on having another baby and...
Hydrocephalus : Thank God for GPS!
I’ve never been good with directions but since being diagnosed with Hydrocephalus, with all it’s mental challenges, I’d say it’s 1000 times worse. It really doesn’t matter if I’m taking them or giving them. For example, if I were to be sitting in a car and directing someone, I’d...
Finding the words for what I feel in my head
At times, I get a slight throbbing feeling at the right bottom side of my head…I became aware of this a few months ago, though I thought nothing of it at first. Then, a few days ago, it nagged a little more than usual. I visualised this spot to...