We walk among you, have hopes, dreams and fears. We are employees, parents, children, students, adults, senior citizens and more. Anyone at any age can receive their diagnosis – we are not all born with it. But, those who are, experience their first brain surgery hours, even days, after...
Articles with the Tag Life happens
When you’ve just got to keep on going forward
How much of what life throws at you, don’t you find yourself just wishing you could fling right back? How many times have you felt like enough is enough? How often have you felt like a complete and utter failure? Well…I want to tell you to STOP! Sure,...
“Make time for yourself, your life and your loved ones”…challenging to say the least
How easy this is to say but I find it increasingly difficult to do. A secretary at my former company used to tell me that I need to slow down. She shared how her mum always told her that if she didn’t, God would find a way to make...
Have you ever been told not to dwell on the past?
I wonder how this fits into the equation of dealing with issues from the past for mental healing. I get that there’s nothing you can do about what happened in the past…it’s self-explanatory. But, how should one deal with anything negative, torturous or heartbreaking, etc. to move on, without...
Marriage is overrated
We fall in love… Promises are made… A lifetime of happiness we imagine together as we are governed by a heart filled to the brim. Life happens and 2 become 3, sometimes 4 or even 5. In between all of that, feelings change as the illusion of it all...
We are not meant to live forever
There’s something I’ve always read and seen but never fully paid attention to. When we die, we leave this world just as we came into it, with nothing. All our possessions and wealth, no matter how big or small will be left behind. As a human race, we seem...
Hydrocephalus : When close family don’t give a shit
A defining and disappointing aspect of having Hydrocephalus is when those closest to you disregard the effects of the condition. I wonder if there comes a time when family members in the same household possibly just reach a point where they’ve had enough. Enough of your moaning, complaining of...
Am I depressed?
A few weeks ago, I had a mental and spiritual outburst/breakdown. I’ve always been one to say things like “God is in control. Have faith and trust. See obstacles as challenges but don’t give in and just believe“. There is no end to the advice I would offer to...