Hydrocephalus Awareness Month

Today is the eighteenth day of Hydrocephalus Awareness Month and yesterday I told all of you to stay tuned to find out what facts I would be sharing with all of you today. Well the time has come to share the facts with you. Fact One: People who have Hydrocephalus also have Epilepsy. Fact Two: They also have cerebral palsy. Fact Three: They also have what is called Spina Bifida which is also known as: Split Spine. Fact Four: People who have hydrocephalus might not be able to walk, or drive. Fact Five: Some people go through more surgeries than others to have their shunts replaced because it malfunctioned, or quit. Fact Six: It's a fact that shunts can break. Fact Seven: It is also a fact that Parkinson's is misdiagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Fact Eight: Hydrocephalus does not have a cure. Fact Nine: Hydrocephalus's only treatment is brain surgery. Fact Ten: Hydrocephalus stands for water on the brain. Fact Eleven: People can pass away from this. So here are eleven facts, and I hope that as you read them, you'll learn from them. This Month is important to me. It is important to me because it makes me feel good about myself when I can know and help people understand what Hydrocephalus is about. Hydrocephalus is very important to learn about. Not just sometimes, not just once in awhile but all the time because if no one learned about it and didn't learn something new about it, then there would be no need to mention anything about it. Anyway, I hope you're learning something new every day and that my posts have been encouraging to you all who are parents, and to those who know what it's like to have Hydrocephalus.