Posts filed under “Migraine”
Migraines or Bremen
Hubert Airy, a doctor in the 1800s, drew pictures of his aura that are instantly recognizable to many migraineurs. My auras are often made of moving, close together lines, but very rarely in a fortification pattern. Also, mine are typically in neon green or violet. If you don’t get why auras like this are called […]
Music for realizing that you’ve had migraine attacks 58 of the last 61 days and then just doing some work
Not hired
So I was interviewing someone to clean my house since I’m too sick to do it myself. I made the mistake of mentioning my migraine and was treated to a mini-lecture on how I could cure my migraine if I learned to control my stress with yoga and meditation. Thanks to years of yoga and […]
Prepping for a doctor’s appointment OR a meeting with my PhD committee?
Read lots of scientific papers Collect data Make graphs Write an agenda and script Practice presentation Intense hope and fear
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]