Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Junior was born with water on the brain.

I was born with water on the brain.

Okay, so that's not exactly true. I was actually born with too much cerebral spinal fluid inside my skull. But cerebral spinal fluid is just the doctors' fancy way of saying brain grease.

As a result, Junior had to have brain surgery at six months old in order to remove the fluid. The brain damage he suffered caused him to have too many teeth, problems with his eyesight, huge hands and feet, an overly large skull, and problems gaining weight.