A year ago today, I had a VP shunt placed. That was just less than a year after my repeat ETV (Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy). A surgery which sealed my fate with a brain bleed (A post for another day). Statistically, shunts fail within the first year of placement. That...
Articles with the Tag Thankful
Happy Mothers Day
Mothers day brings with it so many thoughts. Mostly there’s a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation. Last year I focussed on mothers of Hydro babies who go above and beyond the calling. This year, I turn the focus inward in the hope that I am not alone in any...
It’s one week to go to Christmas. Have you found what’s most important to you?
I’m sitting this morning and reflecting on how things have changed since I was a child. There’s been a definite shift in how I see or view what’s important at this time of the year. I’ve crossed paths with so many people…people from different backgrounds, circumstances and beliefs. A...