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Mayor proclaims September 2025 Hydrocephalus Awareness Month in Thief River Falls
Summary
Mayor Mike Lorton read and issued a proclamation recognizing September 2025 as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month, calling for greater awareness, support and research for a condition the proclamation described as affecting people of all ages.
Thief River Falls — Mayor Mike Lorton read a proclamation during the Sept. 1 council meeting declaring September 2025 as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month in Thief River Falls.
In the proclamation, which was presented and read into the record, the mayor described hydrocephalus as "a chronic neurological condition caused by an abnormal accumulation of cerebral spinal fluid" that affects people from infants to seniors, requires ongoing medical care often including surgery, and "has no known cure." The proclamation read that "more than 1,000,000 Americans" live with hydrocephalus and called for increased public awareness, advocacy and research to improve outcomes and expand treatment options.
Mayor Lorton signed the proclamation and the council approved it as an agenda addition. The full proclamation text will be included in the record and is available through city channels.
