Posts under ‘migraines’

Caring for Myself

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There's a picture of me somewhere, when my son was a few months old, sitting at the computer and uploading pictures of him to share. I got lots of advice to sleep when the baby slept. I was told by plenty of people [...]

This Is Not about Politics

I spent the whole weekend obsessing about the US election. Obsessing. Couldn't stop thinking about it. I was having emotional reactions that were way out of proportion to any actual events. And I felt terrible. By yesterday afternoon I was in the throes of a migraine, making good on my [...]

I Felt a Funeral in my Brain

The very first time I ever had a migraine, I was about ten years old. I was taking lessons at a little music store less than a mile from our home. It was one of two tiny clusters of businesses in our small town: the cluster that included the post office ("downtown") and [...]

Raging Migraine

I asked my husband to take the kids and give me a few hours to write, and now I can't see the screen I'm typing on because my vision has gone all shimmery with the beginnings of a migraine. Fortunately for you all, I'm an excellent touch typist. And more than that, before [...]