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Fri, 30 July 2010 18:52:01 +0000
My name is Jennifer. I am 26. I was born January 31st 1984. I weighed 2lbs 2ozs. My biological mother didn’t want me so she gave me up to her sister. When my adopted mom got to the hospital she didn’t even ask about me, she was for sure I was dead. She had never heard of hydrocephalus, but knew it couldn’t be good. My adopted mom told me that they just kept measuring my head and it just kept getting bigger so I went in for brain surgery the day I was born. I stayed in the hospital for a while, came home after 3 months. My adopted mom who I will call mom had to end up taking me back to the hospital because I kept being sick. When she took me back to the hospital they found out that I was on the wrong milk. My mom had two kids when she adopted me, they were nine and eleven. I am biracial and they are white, there is no difference in me and them, they will tell you that. I am doing good. I am 26 and I haven’t had a surgery since I was six for hydrocephalus. I am now just trying to get the word out for it and spread awareness. I think it is awesome that you have this website. I have alread joined your fb site. Hope to make new friends. Jennifer PS. I was published in our local newspaper, in the health magazine about hydrocephalus.
Thur, 18 August 2021 10:47:24 +0000
The term hydrocephalus comes from the Greek words “hydro,” which means water, and “cephalus,” meaning head. Simply put, hydrocephalus is excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain. While once known as “water on the brain,” the “water” is actually cerebrospinal fluid (CFS). The excessive