Author:
Rys Miller
At the age of 33 I was diagnosed with having congenital Hydrocephalus. If I hadn't gone for a CT Scan after getting into a minor car accident, i would have never known. My constant, pounding blinding headaches would have gone unexplained, as would my bizarre mood swings.
Thankfully I don't...
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Author:
Alison Laven
I was born at 28 1/2 weeks and am a triplet. When we were born we all had bleeding in our brains. I had the worst level with a grade 3 on one side and a 4 on the other, But through all this the shunt is the only thing that I have to deal with. I have had 30+ revisions in 8 years and now struggle...
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Our Journey with Hydrocephalus
Author:
Ashley Mantheiy
My son Drake Mantheiy was born July 11, 2006 at 1:14 am. He was quote “perfect from head to toe”, although the size of his head circumference always raised questions. At two months, we were sent to our local hospital for an ultrasound. To check if there was an abnormal build up of cerebral...
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"Never giving Up"
Author:
Michelle Magdaleno
I was diagnosed at the age of 10 mths. with this hydrocephalic condition in 1976. I am greatful to my mother who has been by my side all the awhile I give my "Thanks". Alot was still unknown about this condition at that time. I believe it had been not quite 20 yrs. of research of this condition....
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28 years, 21 shunts, one ETV 4-4-08
Author:
David Phillips
I first learned about hydrocephalus February 28, 1980, after weeks of headaches, photophobia, clumbsiness and nausea. My doctor admitted me to the hospital with orders for head x-rays and a CT scan, along with the promise of meeting a neurosurgeon. For a boy who was almost 15 years old and...
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A Daily Struggle
Author:
Tina Marquez
I am a 32 year old single mother of four beautiful children. I have recently been diagnosed with hydrocephalus. The doctor thinks I was born with it but it wasn't until a head injury 3&1/2 years ago that I began having so many symptoms. I am anxiously waiting to see the neurosurgeon soon to find...
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A Day In the Life of Carson
Author:
misty mason
Eight years ago I found out that my son was going to be different. On September 1, 1999 he was born hydrocephalus. He was my first child so I was so upset but felt privilaged at the same time. I have always been told that God will not put no more on you than what you can handle. After having him...
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A different ending
Author:
Brad Summerhill
Maybe it's best to use words I've already written to tell my story.
I wrote a story about my son and how I dealt with his condition. Follow or paste this link to read the story: http://www.newsreview.com/reno/Content?oid=23604
I won a national award for this story, not because it was...
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