Welcome to My WALK Fundraising Page
Anyone at any age can develop hydrocephalus, a life-altering, life-threatening condition caused by an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), resulting in pressure on the brain. The most common treatment for this condition is brain surgery to implant a medical device called a shunt. Sadly, a shunt is not a cure, as device failures are very common and lead to multiple brain surgeries over a patient's lifetime, in some cases 100 or more.
I myself have had seventeen brain surgeries in 51 years - three in 2022 alone. I currently have two programmable shunts implanted - a Medtronic Strata II and a Codman Certas. 17 brain surgeries in 51 years - that's one every three years, on average. Unfortunately, mine all seem to come in clusters... Over the past several years, too, I've had eight different neurosurgeons - good specialty medical care is difficult to find, even in a place as large as New Orleans.....
Why do I WALK? I believe no infant, child, or adult should live in constant fear of needing yet another brain surgery.
I believe that every dollar we raise for research will have a ripple effect and could be THE dollar that changes everything for a family affected by hydrocephalus.
Will you help make a difference? When you register to walk or donate, you are supporting the Hydrocephalus Association. But more importantly, you are supporting over 1 million people in the U.S. living with hydrocephalus. You can give each of them hope for better treatments and a cure.
Thank you!
Have a donation you'd like to mail in? Please include participant to credit, WALK Site name (city) and mail to: Hydrocephalus Association- Data Entry Div, 9249 S. Broadway, #200-845, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
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Achievements
Tshirt Club
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Personal Progress:
of Goal
$150
Raised
$250.00
Fundraising Honor Roll
Mrs. Anna Wythern Turner
$100
Laura LeBon
$25
Creighton Miller
$25
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