Gabrel's Life

The goal of Gabriel’s Life is to serve as a source of information, create hope and inspiration, and help build a community through the shared voices and stories of people living with hydrocephalus.

Hydrocephalus impacts the lives of countless people, and there is no cure. However, through sharing our stories and experiences, and interacting with each other, we can bring our collective knowledge and ideas together to improve and save more lives.

Whether you are a parent, pediatrician, grandchild, or someone who has been touched in any way by hydrocephalus, this is your community. Thank you for being a part of it, your participation will help Gabriel’s Life grow and flourish.

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Featured Stories

My “Hulk” Kaleb

Author: mykaleb on June 3rd, 2010

Kaleb was born at 10:42 p.m. on Saturday May 31, 2003, just three minutes after his twin brother Carter arrived. We were told they were identical twins but from birth [...]


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Caring for family, teenager still excels in school

When a loved one has hydrocephalus–or any other condition–the personal toll and sacrifice needed to adjust can impact relatives as well, but one story of a British teenager shows compassion [...]

Chicago researchers hope to better monitor brain fluids

A research team headed by a bioengineering professor at the Unviersity of Illinois at Chicago may soon uncover an alternative way to monitor and maintain brain fluid levels. According to [...]

Check out the New and improved features at Gabrielslife.com!

We just finished an upgrade to GabrielsLife and we welcome you to check it out! Whether you’re already a member or this is your first time visiting, we’d love for [...]

Growing into adolescence with hydro

Last month, the California-based Hydrocephalus Association held its 11th Annual Hydrocephalus Conference, with presentations on pregnancy and hydrocephalus, shunt problems and varieties, and more. One exciting presentation–featured recently on the [...]

Charitable workers unite to fight hydro in Haiti

While world events have continued their chaotic pace and drawn attention to new disasters, elections, or athletics, a determined group of medical workers have continued their own pace in assisting [...]

Depending on case history, shunts may deepen memory problems

Based on three case studies, a psychology professor at the University of Auckland in New Zealand discovered interesting memory function improvement in one of their patients following a shunt surgery. [...]


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