Gabriel's Life

Ella's Story

Author: Laura Schippel
After 3 healthy boys, my DH and I were so excited to welcome a baby girl into our family. I was induced at 38 1/2 wks gestation. Normal delivery. Ella's sutures were wide. We watched her head grow. At her 2 week check her head grew 1 1/4 inches. We had an MRI which showed she had a grade 3 bleed.... Read All of My Story

Handsome Jack

Author: Tara Borchardt
Jack was born 5 weeks early due to my high blood pressure. He was 7lb 9oz and very healthy. Not a small premie! He spent 8 days in the NICU due to not eating. I was told it was common for large premies to not want to eat, plus I am a diabetic and he may have been 'adjusting'. Jack was a very... Read All of My Story

HAVING A VP SHUNT

Author: kaprina
EVER SINCE I WAS 27YRS OLD, I WAS DIGANOSE WITH HYDROCEPHALUS. LAST YEAR I JUST HAD A VP SHUNT PUT IN MY HEAD. AND EVER SINCE THEN I BEING HAVING THESE HEADACHES.(ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN I SLEEP). I'VE BEEN FEELING TIGHTNESS AROUND THE SHUNT, TIGHTNESS AAROUND THE BACK PART OF MY NECK(CLOSE TO... Read All of My Story

Kameron's Story

Author: Kelly Bertetto
Well my sweet daughter Kameron and her brother, Keaton, were born at 25 weeks and 4 days of life. Although very early both survived. The first week was the hardest because we had all the testing done for common problems with premature births. Lucky for us, all 3 head ultrasounds came back... Read All of My Story

My Miracle Journey with Hydrocephalus

Author: Molly-Kate Wilkinson
Back in 1987, born four weeks premature, in a poor Taiwanese town, I, Molly Kate Wilkinson, am here today to tell my story. On July 31, 1987, I was born at 3.2 pounds and had bacterial menigitis. My given name in Taipei, Taiwan was Wang, Sze-swen (my Taiwanese last name is first). Mengititis... Read All of My Story

My Nephews Story

Author: Carla Beeson
My nephew, Dustin, was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus when he was 8 weeks old. The surgery to implant the shunt had to be done twice because the shunt was not functioning properly. By the time he was 5 months old my nephew had been through two major brain surgeries. When he was five the surgeon... Read All of My Story

My Story

Author: Jamie Reynolds
I was born with Spina Bifida in 1980, at the time they operated on me and I was told my case was one in a million, I had no long term effects from the Spina Bifida, it was as if i was born a normal child.
All through my life I complained of headaches and around the time I turned 20 they... Read All of My Story

Not ready to lose my dad to NPH

Author: Ellen Lundy
Hi,

I am here to see if anybody has any suggestions for helping my dad with NPH. He is 70 years old and was just diagnosed in February, although his symptoms have been present for at least two to three years.

He had a shunt placed in February and unfortunately it did not... Read All of My Story