My name is Pete Marnick and I just want to share with you the experiences, the ups and downs of life with the CSF League and how it's changed my life. I was an active man, I'd had a job with an airline for 28 years working as a manager on board the aircraft. All that changed about four and a half years ago when I was diagnosed with a CSF League. This was the second time I'd had a CSF League. The first time was back in 2009 when I had a spinal fusion operation. Unfortunately one of the pedicure screws punctured the jaw and I had a very large leak that went undetected for about two and a half weeks. It was patched using fiber and glue and I suppose from then on I had a gradual increase in symptoms. I didn't, nothing that was outstanding where I had a postural headache that I was aware that I had a postural headache. I had a gradual increase in headaches on a weekly monthly daily basis and then I noticed the postural element so the longer I resort the worse it would become. I would have to take myself to bed. I was initially diagnosed with a new daily persistent headache from a neurologist who categorically denied that this would be anything related to CSF. I've been under the care of a neurologist in the UK in Stoke and he has diagnosed CSF. He knows there's a CSF problem. He thinks I may fluctuate between high pressure and low pressure so the longer that I'm up my body doesn't produce the CSF that's needed and if it does it tends to leak out. As a consequence I get the brain sag in the back of the head and the tinnitus and just the feeling of I suppose not being there it's almost a bit like spatial disorientation. I just feel dreadful. From almost the moment I wake up from being up right within about 20 minutes half an hour the pain increases, the pressure increases. Not every day is like that. Some days I can get up and it starts in the afternoon. As a result of not being able to fulfill my job I've only just recently lost my job after 28 years as a say of doing a job that I was passionate about and I love. So unfortunately at 50 years of age I'm now left with no job. I don't know what the future holds for me because basically I've never been in this situation before. There's so much uncertainty. But the one thing that I am sure of is that the more that we keep on promoting CSF it's awareness. Trying to tell the medical profession that this does exist and this isn't just people complaining of headaches. There are certain elements that need to be investigated and the sooner that they can be investigated the better chance people have of a diagnosis and a recovery and that will lead them to some sort of normality in life. So my life as a say has changed dramatically. I'm limited as to what I can do on a daily basis. When I have a good diet end to push myself and consequently that leads me to then have days where I'm incapacitated. Unfortunately it's just something I'm going to have to try and live with. I have a very supportive partner, a very supportive family but equally I'd like my old life back or even just a tenth of my old life back. I have to try and live and manage with what I have and I'm thankful for what I have but every day is a challenge. I would urge you to try and share this awareness video to whoever you can and try and promote the CSF charity CSF.info as best you can. I hope it goes towards showing you just how to build a little insight into what it's life for life as a CSF Leaker. Take care and thanks for watching and listening. Bye bye. .