Gabriel's Life

The purpose of this website is to serve as a source of information, create hope and inspiration, and help build a community through the shared voices and stories of people living with hydrocephalus.

Hydrocephalus impacts the lives of countless people, and there is no cure. However, through collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and interaction, we can bring our collective knowledge and experiences together to improve and save more lives.

Whether you are a parent, pediatrician, grandchild, or someone who has been touched in any way by hydrocephalus, this is your community.
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Featured Stories

My Story

Author: Emma Simonetti
When I was born in 1976, ultrasound didn't exist. I had a shunt inserted that drained into my stomach at three days old. As a result of the scar tissue I started having seizures but wasn't diagnosed with epilepsy until the age of 5.
I had a malfunction at 6 years old, when I was in England so...
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Newest Blog Posts

Jennifer Lucas

Location:KY

Our Shining Star: Cameron
(This story first appeared in LIFE~LINE magazine) Five years ago we were living the "perfect" life. We had a dream home, luxury cars, and we took two cruises a year. We had four beautiful, healthy...
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Angela

Joseph’s Journey
Hello Family and Friends, We wanted to share the latest chapter in Joseph's journey with you. I'm sorry that this e-mail has not come sooner. I know that some of our family did send out e-mails and many...
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Robert Payne

Hydrocephalic Author Beats the Odds with a Great Book
Last night I finished Sherman Alexie's book, "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian." It was fantastic! I spent one of those nights where you wearily look at the clock glowing 2:00 am, consider...
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Vicki Parr

Location:Fredericton, NB, Canada

Hello world!
Hello Everyone, This is our first official post and I think I am going to give a little background on our most recent visits to the IWK in Halifax Canada. Destiny was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus at...
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Victor De Leon

Location: Spring Lake, NC

Hello world!
Welcome to gabrielslife.org. My name is Victor and my wife and i have a beautiful daughter that was born with Hydrocephalus. We are resorting to this blog because we have no one to relate to us as...
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Shannon Christian

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Welcome to gabrielslife.org. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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Leilani Schweitzer

Location: Reno, NV

John Mellencamp, new spokesman for Canadian Hydrocephalus / Spina Bifida Group
Mellencamp lends star power to Winnipeg spina bifida group American rocker suffered from disease as a child CBC News John Mellencamp, who was born with spina bifida, is now the spokesman for the...
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Dave & Sally Gardner

Location: Olympic Valley, CA

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Welcome to gabrielslife.org. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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Ashley Mantheiy

Location: York, PA

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