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3 days and a statue

September is Hydrocephalus Awareness Month. Last week, there were three days when pain medication didn’t work. It was very humid outside those three days and who knows what other magnetic forces were floating in the air….

Visit to Philadelphia, PA in early August. 

These last few days have been either pain free or reduced throbbing at the top of my head and neck. Which is a huge improvement from constant pain felt over the last few months.

Elevated pressure in my forehead this morning. Not taking anything for now because the discomfort isn’t debilitating.

As usual, I’m going to take advantage of this reduced pain and
scrapbook.

I escaped to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this summer, got lucky with the beautiful weather for the short time I was there.

Markers and Spring

May is stroke awareness month. This week it’s been lots of dizziness, shunt pain and the occasional pain behind my eyes. The eye pain is mostly behind my right eye, where I had double vision for a year and twelve days after my brain injuries. I had surgery to correct my eyesight in 2015. 

Group photo of volunteers Spring Day of Caring
Earlier this month was my local United Way’s Spring Day of Caring. As usual, it was a good way to get out and distance myself from chronic pain issues. I received a free shirt and two sandwiches… I saved one sandwich for the following day. 
Additionally, the coloring group at my local library this week helped me distance myself from pain issues.