Happy Hydrocephalus

Travis shares his relief and happiness in learning his Hydrocephalus could be responsible for the physical pain and symptoms he has been experiencing since being a child. What was thought to be autism may indeed be Hydrocephalus which provides Travis with newfound hope for a pain free life and happiness. Travis is happy to learn about his Hydrocephalus and will be happy to finally get treatment. Travis talks of his excitement for his upcoming consultation with the neurosurgeon to discuss the possible treatment options which could include the possibility of having a shunt put in. Travis is hopeful that physical intervention will relieve some of his headaches, bed-wetting, bladder control issues, and bowel movement accidents in his pants that would greatly improve his quality of life. In this book Travis shares how Hydrocephalus has effected him and made him an easy target for bullies while growing up. Travis spent many years trying to hide his Hydrocephalus symptoms to avoid embarrassment from his random head shaking, bed-wetting, and accidents in his pants. Travis talks about a class trip to Indiana Beach where he wet his pets on the bus and had to try and hide it the rest of the day from the other kids. He also shares of an incident in Kindergarten where he goes number two in his pants at a friends birthday party and is made into an easy target for bullying by his friends. Travis talks about how his mental and emotional health has been impacted by the physical symptoms of Hydrocephalus throughout his life. If there was ever a person to be happy to find out he had too much fluid on his brain or had Hydrocephalus it was Travis. Read this book to learn about Travis' new found joy and excitement for the future after finding out there is hope for him after all in this emotional and inspiring story.