Archive for 2016
Heroes aren’t malingerers
I really hate that trope where one of our heroes is super sick or injured and to show how great they are the writers have them keep trying to get out of bed, push themselves, go against doctor/healer recommendations, etc.. Like, if you don’t push until you literally collapse, until your friends are tying you […]
Haven’t decided on a name yet
Sometimes I really want a service dog to help with my migraines.
It has nothing to do with death
“And anyway, our title is Migraine – it has nothing to do with death, apart from the fact that when you have a migraine, you want to die.” [link discussing exhibit and sculpture with artist Dinos Chapman]
Joseba Eskubi
Poignant description of the way migraine consumes your life and identity
Retirement: probably not going to happen
Retirement calculators suggest I need to be saving 75% of my current annual income to be prepared for retirement. That’s not remotely possible at my income level. A minimum wage worker with full time hours in my situation would need to save 42% of their income. Someone making the living wage for my area would […]
Catch
When you have to eat fresh, unprocessed food or risk triggering a migraine attack, but you are frequently and unpredictably* unable to cook or eat for days at a time because of migraine attacks. * I say unpredictably, but I suspect a strong correlation with the day I need to cook something or it starts […]