Hydro life
Hi
I was born at 34 weeks back in 1989,
i was born with a condition called Hyaline membrane disease, which affects the lungs as they were immiture.
at a few days old I suffered a stroke which affected the left side of my body and my speech.
My hydrocephalus was a final result, I had my vp shunt inserted at about 5 weeks old.
i remember when I was little maybe 3 feeling a lump on my head, I thought it moved around and also thought that everyone had one.
it wasn't until I was at school being bullied that I started learning about what I had.
i had a revision at 18 months, my parents said I couldn't pick up a spoon to eat and that's when they noticed something was wrong.
my last revision was at 14 that was 13.5 years ago.
im now a mum of 3 beautiful kids, I work in Disability care and I love how fascinated kids are about why I can't use my hand and I love explaining it to them and letting them feel the bubble in my head, they think it's cool but gross.
thanks for reading
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