If you’re like me and watch Grey’s
Anatomy religiously, you may have noticed that, in the earlier seasons, they
mentioned “hydrocephalus” quite regularly.
I’ve watched the show from the very
beginning, and every time there was an episode with a storyline featuring a
patient with hydrocephalus, it made me SO SO happy. This is my absolute
favourite (sorry, Canadian ;) ) TV show, and so having such a popular show talk
about a condition that many know very little about just amazes me.
The condition has gained a lot more
attention in recent years, and I personally feel that Grey’s played quite a big
part in that.
One of my favourite episodes that
featured hydrocephalus was the one where Karev had children flown to Seattle
Grace Hospital, and a little girl named Zola was one of them, and she had
Hydrocephalus AND Spina Bifida. Her story was carried out over several
episodes, so this made for a season that consistently mentioned Hydrocephalus,
and, this was probably my favourite season, for that reason alone.
-Berkley (@HydroChica)
