Snapshot of the t-shirt I received.

Yesterday, I participated in a walk for literacy event in my area. I walked 10,661 steps, 4.05 miles which took about one hour and 28 minutes. I almost didn’t go yesterday, as the head and shunt pain was bad in the morning, making me not want to get out of bed. The only reason why I made myself get out was because I had registered for the walk and made a donation. I’m glad I participated, as when the walk was over, my head and shunt pain was gone. This lasted until it returned for a short time in the evening until going away again.

This morning, forehead and back of head pain returned. The shunt, for now, is behaving itself. I still have head pain about and hour after eating and taking pain reliever medicine, so I hope it will be either gone or greatly reduced by the afternoon.

Yesterday, where I live it was very cold outside and windy. My shunt as usual, didn’t enjoy the cold weather. I experienced all day pain from the shunt valve, down the side of my neck where the distal catheter and stomach.

I did not like this.

Since I didn’t have to go anywhere I stayed home, found some movies to watch. I didn’t attempt to do any art, as the pain in my head was really bothering me and made me grumpy.

Today, I’m happy to report my shunt is feeling better. It’s not as windy out as it was yesterday even though the temperature continues to drop.  I was tempted to exercise yesterday, although I didn’t because the pain was annoying me. Tomorrow, I’ll get to walk in a literacy walking event at my local shopping mall.