Bother Me No MoreIt’s okay for one to not digest my 2 dozen symptoms as a cause for the limitations in my life. It’s not easy to do so. One may somehow digest...reactions1comment
Waste of an EducationThroughout my academic life, I was told to score high on all the tests at school and college. That only good grades can get you a good job (meaning a...reactions1comment
The Newness Of It AllI take a lot of time to understand things. The first encounter with a new task is a nightmare. Learning new things is a struggle. I bet you can guess...reactions1comment
Listening To My BodyI was always told to wear shoes to keep my feet in good condition, I listened to my well-wishers and wore shoes whether they fit my big feet or not...reactions1comment
For NamesakeSince March 2023, I started using the phrase "two dozen symptoms" instead of calling it migraines or sickness or illness. Terms like illness and sickness had some terrifying power as...reactions1comment
The Time I Forgot To Carry My Diary: A PoemForgot the diary But didn’t forget my mind. I’m busy writing four novels But still, I found time To chalk out a poem On a paper napkin, Wobbly at best...reactions1comment
That Neuro Thing: A PoemThat Neuro Thing I have — it Won’t leave me alone for a moment. It’s always in the nesting stage, Always a fetus, needing nourishment From its host, The body...reactions8comments
The Walk’s A Mess And So Is This PoemThe fluid in my inner ear Gets jumbled up sometimes. I feel vibrations in the lower half And the upper half. I rather not get up. If I am up...reactions1comment
OldI’m feeling so old. I just turned 70 in May and I keep thinking about my mom at this age. She passed away a year ago at 101.5 years old...reactions5comments
Starry Dreams: A PoemI try once and I fail. I try twice, then set sail To find hope elsewhere. I try thrice and I am full of despair. I should have given up...reactions1comment
Expecting CompromiseI am the sole soul who needs to take care of the triggers around me. I can’t ask anyone else to remember my triggers and behave accordingly. I shouldn’t expect...reactions7comments
Deep Relaxation and Managing PainWhen my life-long migraines became chronic in 2005, I was told that regular exercise would help. So I developed a walking habit that, I guess, helped me. I couldn't tell...reactions1comment
Shortness of BreathFor more than two decades I was in the dark as to what was causing so much pain in the upper abdomen near the lower rib cage. The modern medicine...reactions2comments
Zero Brain FogIt’s the eighth standard. I am 13. I need to study for a class test for 25 marks the very next day. It is a five-page chapter in the biology...reactions2comments
Medication: A PoemLittle pills in my hand Will you be kind? Will you send migraine away? Will you be cruel And leave me suffering? And how will you treat me tomorrow? Tomorrow/today...reactions6comments
Breathe In, Breathe OutThe abdominal migraines have a peculiar trigger which I realized about two weeks ago. After yesterday’s obvious tightening of the upper abdomen, I understand it better and now I find...reactions1comment
Road to RecoveryI have been a migraine sufferer since the age of 14. I have tried everything under the sun and beyond, to no avail. When triptans came on the market in...reactions2comments
Was That A Joke?I am writing this essay after finishing the essay "I Say Yes To Changes and Also No". I am riding the surge of the urge to write. Often, I don’t...reactions6comments
I Say Yes to Changes and Also NoAny change in the external environment affects my condition to some extent. If the change is drastic, I see a flare-up in multiple symptoms. This sounds funny to me since...reactions1comment
Confusion MigrainesFor me, it started in my 50s. At first it was aura only, it was like a flashlight blinding my left eye. After a couple of those I got the...reactions2comments
