Introducing our Ambassadors

Lucas

AGE: 13

AGE DIAGNOSED WITH HYDROCEPHALUS: 3 months

FAVOURITE COLOUR: red.

FAVOURITE FOOD: burgers.

HOBBIES: I play the guitar.

WHY I LOVE THE AMBASSADOR PROJECT: I want to raise awareness of hydrocephalus and make it more known/out there.

ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT HYDROCEPHALUS IS: that it is not something that can just be fixed, that having a shunt doesn’t make this “fixed,” it just sorts it out for as long as the shunt doesn’t get blocked.

LILLY

AGE: 13

AGE DIAGNOSED WITH HYDROCEPHALUS: 9 months.

FAVOURITE COLOUR: baby blue.

FAVOURITE FOOD: Mcdonalds.

HOBBIES: street dance, acting.

WHY I LOVE THE AMBASSADOR PROJECT: I like being an ambassador because I want to help people who have hydrocephalus. I struggle everyday and I can understand how the struggle can bring you down. If I can get the message out there to children like me-that they are not alone I can help at least one person and it will make me very happy.

ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT HYDROCEPHALUS IS: all parents with hydrocephalus children like us live a very worrying life, my mum says to me that it will make her go grey before her time to be grey!

EVA

AGE: 10

AGE DIAGNOSED WITH HYDROCEPHALUS: 3

FAVOURITE COLOUR: purple.

FAVOURITE FOOD: pasta.

HOBBIES: singing, dancing, looking after my pets, I have an axoloti, 2 cats and a dog.

WHY I LOVE THE AMBASSADOR PROJECT: I would like others to know all about hydrocephalus and what it means to have it. I want to raise money for the charities that help to raise awareness.

ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT HYDROCEPHALUS IS: it makes me who I am and without it I would be someone different. I wish people understood that sometimes I feel tired or want to take some time away, it doesn’t mean I am grumpy or not your friend.

FELICITY

AGE: 13

AGE DIAGNOSED WITH HYDROCEPHALUS: 12

FAVOURITE COLOUR: white.

FAVOURITE FOOD: custard.

HOBBIES: musical theatre.

WHY I LOVE THE AMBASSADOR PROJECT: I think it is a great opportunity to share my experience of being diagnosed and living with hydrocephalus. It is also a great way to help others and spread more awareness.

ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT HYDROCEPHALUS IS:
It doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love.

BELLA

AGE: 12

PERSON IN MY FAMILY THAT HAS HYDROCEPHALUS: brother, James

FAVOURITE COLOUR: lilac or red.

FAVOURITE FOOD: sweetcorn.

HOBBIES: play games on my tablet with friends.

WHY I LOVE THE AMBASSADOR PROJECT: To help my brother and other children like him, to meet other children like me and to help other children that have siblings with hydrocephalus.

ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT HYDROCEPHALUS IS: it can affect the whole family both emotionally and physically.

RHYS

AGE: 11

AGE DIAGNOSED WITH HYDROCEPHALUS: 13 weeks old.

FAVOURITE COLOUR: blue.

FAVOURITE FOOD: pizza.

HOBBIES: gaming on my Xbox and watching one piece, which is an anime series.

ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT HYDROCEPHALUS IS: It’s not always easy and not many people understand it.

REASONS FOR BEING AN AMBASSADOR: To make others with hydrocephalus feel like they are not alone.