I had to go to the ER last night for the first time in 3 months with the worst pain I’ve had since my hospitalization last year. You can see how red and abraded my forehead is from heating pad burns and John’s tapping technique and my literally hitting it over and over with a…
Category: Emergency Room
Bulbous Basilar
I have a possible small aneurysm. I am a writer, I write, and I found myself posting long emotional diatribes on social media, particularly Instagram. X is now on Instagram. Her friends are on Instagram, all my theatre kids whom I love like family, and I realized that I could be terrifying them and making…
Dear Emergency Room: A Story of Love, Despair, and a Life Less Ordinary
**Edited in 2018 to include the full name of the offending doctor: Dr. Nadia Sidiq, DO, Bowling Green Ohio Update #2: so it turns out I am not going to send this. While at first the purging of such strong, righteous emotion even just for the blog felt satisfying, I am now so…
Hello, It’s Me (Part 2)
So there we were, me hauling costumes and my purse; Zo with her book bag on her back and pulling the supplies bag behind her like a caboose. A wave of sick heat rolled over me, with that horrible certainty as your stomach contents rise toward your throat. “Zo, I’m going to throw up.” And…
The Magnificent Migraine Community
Searching for a meme or pertinent photo about #MHAM on Facebook a few minutes ago to use for this post, I happened upon my own status update from last year, sharing a link to the AMHA blog and stating “a little frustrating that more migraine sufferers aren’t participating in #MHAM.” Ironically, I am writing this…
