It’s not always the same fight but regardless, I’m tired. To quote a fellow Hydro sister: “I know I am here for God’s purpose and He knows my days here yet, I am tired of having to force my physical body to do what my spirit wants to do.” It’s ironic how much I can…
What are your symptoms? How long do they last? Are there any triggers? What brings relief? Have you had these symptoms before? What else do you recall? What’s different this time? Blah…blah…blah… I often think that if I had to be part of a criminal investigation, where Hydrocephalus is the vigilante and I’m the victim,…
To say I have been well and truly prodded and poked would be about right! Sunday – MRI, Monday – Endoscopic ultrasound, Endoscopy and Colonoscopy (ugh!), and Tuesday – Thyroid nodule biopsy. The anaesthetist yesterday asked me about my medical history, very interested in my Hyperthyroidism and Hydrocephalus. Her questions were priceless and struck a chord, an…
Complex and complicated, two words that have been used, my entire life it seems, to describe any medical condition I’ve had over the years. My parents have told me that the reason for sending me to live with my grandparents at a very young age was because I was “a very sick child”. They can’t…
