Bianca T. Stephens, Greene County native, shares her encounter with hydrocephalus.

It’s not all about what happens to you in life; it’s what you make happen in life.

Stephens, Greene County native, use her story of overcoming a right brain stoke, congestive heart failure and two brain surgeries at the age of 25 to now educate the world about a familiar term “water on the brain,” medically classified as hydrocephalus.

On Thursday, Nov. 10, The Rotary Club of Greene & Putnam County presented the opportunity for Bianca to open their eyes to hydrocephalus, which affects 1 in 1,000 births in the United States.

The presentation enlightened the club on what hydrocephalus is and how it is treated. Stephens also introduced the club to the new organization that was birthed out of her activism to make people aware of hydrocephalus: Worldwide Hydrocephalus Foundation.

“WORLDWIDE HYDROCEPHALUS UNMASKED DOCUMENTAR”Y is a major project being sponsored by the organization that interviews (1) person from six of the seven continents on the globe. This documentary will film capture how different cultures respond to hydrocephalus, expose lack of medical resources available and expose the lack of funding in the U.S. dedicated to advanced treatments for hydrocephalus.

Rotary Club of Greene & Putnam is an international service club, and Stephens saw it befitting to expose her project to the prestigious organization.

For continued updates on WORLDWIDE HYDROCEPHALUS FOUNDATION please join www.facebook.com/WWHYDROCEPHALUS or email bianca.stephens@hotmail.com to show your support to our Greene County native making historical strides in the world.

Stephens is using the tragic health episode in her life to initiate and bring legal and positive social change to those who experience hydrocephalus worldwide.