hydrocephalus

My life philosophy

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Year 2019 was really nice. I met someone special, travelled, was accepted to study Masters in Psychology at university, moved to beautiful Oxford and got engaged. Then 2020 arrived: Covid, my brain tumour increased further in size, I had to pause my studies, started seven-and-a-half-weeks of radiotherapy at the very peak of the global pandemic. … Continue reading My life philosophy

Emergency shunt

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After the radiotherapy, hydrocephalus developed and I suffered from symptoms without knowing. Such as headaches, nausea, worsened balance and general confusion. This lasted for a few weeks and instead of happily returning to the UK, I stayed in Czech for a bit longer. The situation worsened and I had emergency shunt surgery. It was pretty … Continue reading Emergency shunt