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Caregivers with fur

Scalp pain returned last night briefly and the last two weeks I’ve had dizziness when moving my head.

I had some walking issues earlier this week, almost tripped over my legs again in the living room.

Stella the cat 

According to my neurologist who I saw earlier last month, I have something called parasthesias, transient right leg weakness and slight dysmetria.

In October, my cat Stella turned 19. She’s helped me recover through four shunt revision surgeries (2009-2014) and multiple brain injuries in 2014.

11/2/19 – Right side of head scar from shunt
revision surgery in May 2014

This weekend, someone asked me about the scar on the side of my head. Most of the time it can’t be seen, it’s only noticeable when I get a haircut.  I don’t mind talking about my brain injuries sometimes, it is usually a good 30 to 45 minute story from start to finish.  However, yesterday, I chose the shorter version of the story explaining I had had surgery it was long story. Wherein the woman replied, ‘You’re going to be okay right?” and of course, I said, ‘Yes, I think I will be”

What a nice random encounter to have with someone on a cold and windy day.  A few days ago, the wind in the evening was bothering my forehead.

My shunt is behaving since then…. No pain for a week already, which is a small miracle in itself.

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.