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10/07/2025

This used to be a PAGE dedicated to hydrocephalus! I'm so disappointed that Facebook changed their policies & is allowing it to be drowned out by all the bigger, wealthier, more influential organizations who don't have to live with hydrocephalus. The same happened to my 1997 early AI solution to hydrocephalus shunt failure, it was "blackballed" so that hydrocephalus patients would be implanted with more DEFECTIVE SHUNTS. When I die & pass on are you people going to try & attach yourselves to my flight to the promised land? In life you must STAND for some things. What do you STAND FOR?

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09/11/2022

I haven't posted here in a while, and want to share an unusual graph from my eWeather HD app depicting rapidly "rising" weather pressure, which can pose challenges for persons with , hypertension, brain tumors, and even .

I more often post of "falling" barometric pressure

04/20/2022

I put on another "drum circle" yesterday for a client, the 2nd client drum circle in the last few weeks. So it would appear life is starting to "return to normal" after more than two years of lockdowns & restrictions. Yesterday's drum circle was a "surprise event" for staff at a recruiting company - and they LOVED IT!. They were ecstatic and played out of their minds. I help it outside at an area park in a very cool setting. Some area children also walked up and participated a bit. Spread the love!

Here's my web site information:

Drum Circles Instruction in Orange County CA for Workplace Teambuilding and Special Events

05/31/2021

U.S. must learn to recognize the contributions of others in medicine without an M.D. or Ph.D. next to their name. And similarly, we must learn to hold those "accountable" for egregious conduct when they do have such titles next to their name. John Holter, recognized some of the top contributions to hydrocephalus in the 1950s was only a lab tech. But today, "they" blackball you if they don't like what you research & write. And this will be done irregardless of your degree.

I am in the 2nd fight of my life for my of the last 29 years due to . The 1st occurred during the 1990s after I was implanted with a series of faulty for . It took me 4 years to learn & prove the problems that were occurring in "anti-siphon shunts," and author a citizen's to FDA. Then two more years to design an solution. But I was opposed in both by our and , and shunt problems worsened with the coverup of problems with - causing me to be implanted with two more problem shunt models.

I still now have my recalled , plus a new unknown serious autoimmune disorder & antibody deficiency. And this is my 2nd preventable crisis of the last 29 years.

I've spent the last 10 years trying to get the appropriate "testing" to diagnose this unknown "autoimmune disorder." And I must share that the coordination of the denial of care to diagnose my "inflamed dura & high CSF protein" has been extraordinary.

This should alarm every American, let alone officials & . Back during the 1990s I referred to this as due to my extraordinary efforts. However today, I must call it as it is now so common and very few people question WHY. But what it does, is allow criminal cabals to take over our U.S. today.

I've been active for over 40 years in community & . And I now think the is facing it's greatest crisis ever today due to corruption within, corruption, and more from political officials around it - with American & caught in the middle. And what we are seeing, is wasted . And wasted lives!

I don't know HOW this is going to end, especially now with being used for political power. Please share your thoughts.

05/23/2021

Test test - I regret to announce that I unable to write posts on this page. Censorship? Sign of the times? Anyone's guess!

04/25/2021

I can't believe how many people today are ignorant and complacent about the ill effects of . And I'm not talking about the kind you walk or drive by during the day, or from a house remodel across or a ways down the street. I'm talking about "6 feet away" from where you live & try and work all day long. And here you're also a with a brain based in not so good health, living in a 1950s era home without . It's as though tolerating [construction] "noise" is akin to getting high on and . I mean, after all, isn't it sound that's played at many nightclubs today, the "boom, boom, boom" to help you get high, to tweak the brain!

But what if you don't want that, if you can't tolerate that, and it's 6 feet away from where you spend most of your day? Why does objecting to it, get you the label of "mental, unsocial, and overly sensitive?" I am literally being told to move in 2021 because I cannot tolerate the ill effects of this just 6 feet away on my all day long (7am-6:30pm)! My neighbor doing this home rebuild, actually told me to move 5 years ago after they bought their home, after I complained about the lack of of . This construction next door will last for 15-18 months, as the house is torn down to the foundation - and rebuilt 3-stories high.

So - I will move! But I must point out this is an act of . And there are supposed to be & against this, particularly for . So I ask - who could tolerate this level of construction noise just 6 feet away from 7am to 6:30pm? Where is the that says this is OK? Where is the that says this is safe, and "not" ? I argue you would have to be gone all day, or you would have to be hearing impaired, or you would have to be "drunk or stoned" all day to be here in my older home all day, and not become ill from the .

So - I'm trying to understand the insensitivity to this, the , the inattention to and & .

I find it odd that the same Americans who support setting up border operations to welcome illegal border crossings of people searching for a "better" life - turn a blind eye to this. The people who fight for the wants and needs of people to be able to explore their alternate sexuality - turn a blind eye to the needs of people needing to tend to their brains, to protect themselves from the ill effects of construction noise, and similarly the needs of those with living on our streets! Why are there biases & prejudices towards people with needs of their brain vs their p***s or va**na? Literally tons of legislators and activists fight to pass new protections for the wants and needs of the population, while right down the street are people who have "wants and needs for the care of their brain," and they are ignored!

The ill health effects from is founded under - as or as it is often termed. Yet for many years, this was incorrectly labeled as a disorder. So why the bias? Why the towards ? Why the lack of acknowledging of ? During the 1990s in particular, the U.S. Department of denied , and our Department of and denied - each affected by and .

It is possible, this "animus" and "unwillingness" to acknowledge of the brain is actually an act of "supremacy, or bullying, or oppression?" Sound is used in "warfare" to disable people and their ability to respond against oppression. So - the acts and actions designed around the pretended ignorance of the harm of construction noise, like the ignorance of those with mental conditions on our streets, is a means of acting out one's superiority or supremacy, and implying "I am better then you." And all of this is happening in 2021 after so much new attention and mandates in diversity, regarding public health and safety, against , and in support of civil rights protections.

In closing, I would assert that this ignorance, this acting out of supremacy, and knowing disregard of health & safety regarding brain health, particularly the ill effects from preventable & manageable construction noise, that the lack of management of this is actually a mental health crisis in of itself!

04/13/2021

I wrote this article on today out of my frustration in not being able to get my recalled Certas for properly cared for while traveling to a far away clinic for specialty care. It really is remarkable, and surprising that these and mistakes are occurring in 2021.

Published: April 13, 2021. As a 45-year veteran of the field, I am having yet another unnecessary EMERGENCY in the medical field with my 9-year old implanted CNS shunt for hydrocephalus, my 12th shunt since a 1992 auto accident. My current shunt is the original Cer...

03/21/2021

This (BP) graph is from from Wed-Sat March 17th-20th. The BP data is from my built in BP . I've got it set to take a reading each 15 minutes. The MuBarometer Pro app then displays the data.

I used a 4-day display for this illustration, as it shows today's BP drop as the biggest over the last 4 days. Unfortunately, I've not yet found a to predict & warn of these cyclical swings in BP. I can display the data over 6, 12, 24, 48 hours, 4 days, 7 days, 1 month, or 2 months. I selected the 4-day display here to indicate the significance of today's mid-day drop in comparison to previous days.

Barometric is typically done for and . But more recently it's being used for and . And in these broader applications, you're not just tracking falling BP, but rising BP, and inter-day swings, plus , lighting, and .

Today, Southern California had 2 of the 4 above. I saw the GS storm alert, but the eWeather HD app doesn't pick up rapid swings in pressure. And I'm yet to find a that can accurately forecast these.

02/27/2021

During this week of Feb. 22, 2021, our controlled media has been celebrating the party's push for the - while many Americans wonder what these changes will mean for them. has actually been signing a lot of Executive Orders these days, each one a major reversal in U.S. policy. And I must admit in the 4 years Trump was President, I had not feared his policies. I admit to some concern with his foreign policy. But in each of these, President Trump was right. By comparison, President Biden has us in a military conflict with Iran in under 2 months. As for the Equality Act, I think President Biden and the Democrats are causing problems where there aren't problems.

Now I've undergone 12 brain shunt operations for with a whole lot of related challenges - and it's all based on & . It's not by self-identify. I received a accommodation. But these don't pose a "burden" on private citizens, esp given the number of people the placards serve. But handicap "parking spaces" have led to considerable ABUSE by & suing businesses. And that is what I fear will happen with the - & attorneys will exploit it as - versus incredible suffering faced by persons with hydrocephalus and other .

And in regards to , I've got to explain here how the accommodation for has been exploited and abused today. It has led to massive new "Spanish Language Accommodations" in everything we do. It has been inserted into our day to day telephone calls & user instructions, resulting in cognitive accessibility challenges for many English speaking Americans.

On , it results in insufficient space & detail provided in English on products & services user instructions. It essentially splits it in two - with often very tiny print.

On Spanish language telephone calls, Spanish language users are offered shorter wait times, and more detailed assistance (as a language accommodation) than their English speaking American counterpart users. And it is unfair to users with learning-disabilities, brain disabilities, and age related , who do not receive the same level of assistance.

Every gov agency and business today must now offer . From my inquiries & calls into, Spanish language users don't have to wait the typical 10, 20, and 30 minutes as English speaking callers have to. And I've heard Spanish language representatives offer more detailed and "cognitive" level of assistance not provided to English speaking users. As a result, Spanish language is often treated as though it were a

So as a result of the above, Spanish language accommodation has resulted in . AND it is what I believe will happen for LGBTQ people if the EQUALITY ACT is passed. They'll become more special and preferential treatment than they already enjoy. And it will require others, especially the poor, seniors, and the disabled, to step aside to give political preference to people. Living with an actual disability, I am offended by this type of unnecessary . It is .

I've lived with hydrocephalus since 1992, and undergone 12 CNS shunt brain surgeries and a whole lot of complications. These aren't self-identified. This came about from an auto accident. I can't imagine contacting the gov or an attorney because a person or company asked about or expressed concern for my hydrocephalus or brain shunt challenges for my suitability for an activity or work - provided it was asked under properly framed questions and context. I suspect some with hydrocephalus have complained of such incidents. But generally challenges with hydrocephalus, and generally anything to do with brain health for that matter, has almost no political or legal representation. Yet with LGBTQ, even without the Equality Act, these individuals are already featured and favored in just about every walk of American life.

In regards to generally, I don't believe an accessibility accommodation should result in harm or loss of access to others. As a nation, we must strive to make sure accommodations and equality do not become which is what exactly Democrats have been doing. They used to support people with disabilities, but seldom these days. And as for protections, , and certainly , have very little political support or .

02/13/2021

I am wondering after nearly a year now of on , and blocking the availability of and - Do you BELIEVE ME NOW when I tell you that problems in were covered up for many years, and that a cabal of companies/scientist in the medical field conspired along with our to keep these problems hidden and to prevent the development and of my DIACEPH TEST solution?

I'm just wondering, because I never finished my on my experiences with . And I largely haven't because I didn't think people cared. Well - you've now been treated to a ton of disinformation on covid-19, which Democrats used to lock down the country, close schools, and ruin businesses, and which helped Democrats win the 2020 election, what are your views now? Are you ready for covid 2.0? Or do you want me to finish this book?

The DiaCeph Story: Memoir of one Man's Survival and Innovation after a 1992 Brain Injury, and how he would begin to Age in Reverse.

01/20/2021

My discovering (D) were responsible for the coverup of CNS shunt safety problems in hydrocephalus while I had undertaken 10 yrs of with some of the top (D) advocates in the U.S. - was like discovering it was a top priest or Catholic Church official who molested you as a child! But at least with the church abuses today, we've come to investigate it, talk about it, and many received restitution. With CNS shunts for hydrocephalus, I fear it's going to go the way of the misinformation & coverup. And those harmed & adversely affected will simply be "screwed."

I'm trying to find a cool superhero of explaining it all - if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions. While I believe in God, I have a hard time believing He approves of the conduct that left so many with and suffering and unnecessary challenges.

But maybe it all will change soon. Maybe someone very well known, possibly a President or top business leader, will be diagnosed with hydrocephalus. For now,

01/10/2021

From at least 1996-2014 at our and highest levels of government enabled the coverup of years of problems with for . This again is my information on this horrible coverup.

This is my Nov. 1, 2001 Request for Oversight Investigation to Congress regarding the coverup of safety problems with CNS Anti-Siphon shunts for hydrocephalus, after two of these defective & misrepresented shunts were implanted in my brain.

My Affidavit & Request were based upon my Nov. 1996 Citizens Petition to our FDA, which FDA granted in Sept. 1998 (an unusual 2-yr period to review & grant). My petition had cited failures by PS Medical, which Medtronic bought in 1996, becoming Medtronic PS Medical. Our FDA, the Hydrocephalus Association, Medtronic, and several physicians & others, some of which were also involved in the coverup of CTE in Football, then acted to keep the FDAs ruling out of the official gov Federal Register, and the block my official role at the Jan. 1999 STAMP Conference on these medical device problems. I was said to be largely responsible for this STAMP Conference.

There was also a $5.5B Medtronic IPO & Merger with Sofomar Danek in Sept. 1998, and any adverse news would likely have affected the IPO share price & merger. In the 2-yr period FDA reviewed my petition & evidence, they failed to refer this to the DOJ, and kept their own RULING "out" of the Federal Register. FDA then blocked support & discussions of my DiaCeph Test solution at the STAMP Conference.

Our FDA & Hydrocephalus Association helped COVERUP problems with anti-siphon shunts from 1996-1999, that then paved the way for the COVERUP of accidental reprogramming problems with programmable CNS shunts. This is greatly contributed to hydrocephalus patients needing to undergo so many many shunt revision brain surgeries. And the coverup of these medical device problems was aided by our own FDA & Hydrocephalus Association; where FDA is interfered with by campaign donations to members of Congress on HHS committees, and the Association having conflicts of interests from lucrative business dealings with CNS shunt mfrs.

FDA further acted to block support & development for my DiaCeph Test solution, as it would have revealed and aggregated problems with 1st reported in 2001. My patient advocate efforts & DiaCeph Test solution were in fact "blackballed," known today as being "cancelled." Our media during all of this was breathtaking. I had written & called the top 50 news outlets between 1996-2001 regarding these CNS shunt problems, with not a single article.

I underwent my 12th brain shunt operation for hydrocephalus in 2013, and I live with a "recalled" Certas valve.

I did have an article in the Orange County Business Journal about trying to develop my DiaCeph Test. I was in fact am pioneer. But when I could not get this developed, I moved on & became involved in drum circles, and rarely talked about my experiences with hydrocephalus, while undergoing numerous brain shunt revisions & hospitalizations between 2007-2013.

The failures by our FDA, medical device Co's, Hydrocephalus Association, and news media - allowed for the needless suffering by hundreds of thousands, and needless deaths of many thousands - with no publicity or accountability. Today, there are estimated 1.5 million Americans living with hydrocephalus, and likely millions more in the adult population who are yet to be diagnosed & treated.

So I again share my Nov. 1, 2001 Affidavit and Request for Oversight Investigation to Congress. And I must add, that there are remarkable similarities in the way safety problems with CNS shunts has been handled, and with our 2020 election. I wonder too if the big tech Co's might also remove these documents.

Senator Dianne Feinstein Request for Congressional Investigation in follow up to my Petition to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, granted in Sept. 1998, but never enforced or referred to the U.S. Department of Justice. Hundreds of thousands of patients with hydrocephalus injured or died as a resu...