Hydrocephalus Awareness Month

Today is the seventeenth day of Hydrocephalus Awareness Month and I would like to share a photo and something that tells more about the photo. So first I am going to tell you more about the photo, then share the photo with you. This picture was  taken in June of 1996 after I was life flighted to the Cleveland Clinic. I had a seizure that was resulted in brain damage because I had so much swelling in my brain that the wrinkles were completely smooth. The doctor said if I gotten there 15 minutes later I would've had severe brain damage and 30 minutes later would have resulted in me not surviving. After this picture was taken an external shunt was placed to monitor my fluid... and a few days after that I had another surgery to be permanently shunted. I hope you will continue to learn why this Month is so important to me and to others, and why it matters. The people in the photo with me are my three older sisters and older brother. September is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month. It Matters.