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Hydrocephalus Awareness

Hello Blog! Happy September! While for many, September symbolize the end of summer and the start of fall, September holds a special place in my heart for another very special reason. September is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month! Like I stated in my introductory post, one of the conditions I suffer from is hydrocephalus.  My Story with Hydrocephalus began before I was born. Three weeks before I was born my parents went in for an ultrasound where they discovered there was something wrong. The doctors weren’t sure what it was. They were referred to a great neurosurgeon who explained what he thought it most likely was. Hydrocephalus.   What is hydrocephalus? Hydrocephalus is a neurological condition that causes an excess of swelling in the brain that is called cerebral spinal fluid (CSF).  Hydrocephalus means that my brain doesn’t control fluid properly and there was an influx of fluid in my brain when I was born causing my head to swell. There  is no cure. No one quite knows why peopl