tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990292000799444923.post9147907702907535819..comments2023-06-04T06:47:54.146-07:00Comments on You Do Too Much 365: July 27: My brainSally Bridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04888582125823088850noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990292000799444923.post-69873473246687586232018-08-06T10:44:52.153-07:002018-08-06T10:44:52.153-07:00I used to get what I think were migraines when I w...I used to get what I think were migraines when I was a child. My mom called them nervous headaches and made me carry on with whatever I was supposed to be doing as if I brought them on myself. I remember crying and vomiting. They continued up until the birth of my oldest child. Now I only get ocular migraines with no pain at all.Cedarwaxwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644657373513518914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990292000799444923.post-48793305569963592622018-07-29T22:34:39.325-07:002018-07-29T22:34:39.325-07:00I had an MRI once with the report, "brain app...I had an MRI once with the report, "brain appears normal for age." It was reassuring at the time, though is less so now as I think of it.<br /><br />Also - aura migraines. Yes.<br />And I was a prolific letter-writer when an AFS student.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836580783987031975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990292000799444923.post-55862385993963617232018-07-29T14:20:31.218-07:002018-07-29T14:20:31.218-07:00I have the occasional aura, no pain. It's stra...I have the occasional aura, no pain. It's strange, and it makes me wonder what could be ahead.Indigo Buntinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990292000799444923.post-29389517902609422672018-07-28T19:05:20.469-07:002018-07-28T19:05:20.469-07:00Meant to add my oldest stepdaughter, my daughter G...Meant to add my oldest stepdaughter, my daughter Gillian, and my granddaughter had debilitating migraines, starting at a very early age. I assume they inherited them from my husband's side of the family, but who knows? Gillian and I would both get dizzy from seeing something that flickers. No nightclubs with strobe lights for us!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990292000799444923.post-6734440178112705602018-07-28T17:51:19.283-07:002018-07-28T17:51:19.283-07:00Re your journals, I'm afraid I'm going to ...Re your journals, I'm afraid I'm going to leave behind more writing than my kids are ever going to want to read. I didn't know Oliver Sacks wrote a book on migraine. I'll have to read it. I started getting migraine auras (sometimes with no headache, sometimes with a mild headache) after being bitten on the back of my neck by a tick. Any bright light will trigger it, and anything with a flicker—computer monitor, a ceiling fan, a drive through the woods with sunlight coming through the trees, and (the worst) fluorescent lighting. Thank you for mentioning this book.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03880145777347900626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990292000799444923.post-14266723632646752722018-07-27T20:40:54.897-07:002018-07-27T20:40:54.897-07:00Alas, so many moves...Alas, so many moves...Bridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843150280542615265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990292000799444923.post-21301037364291098832018-07-27T18:15:38.685-07:002018-07-27T18:15:38.685-07:00I think the brain is still largely uncharted terri...I think the brain is still largely uncharted territory, as least in terms of its functioning. I remember reading in one of Oliver Sacks's books about a patient of his who had a stroke. The man couldn't read after his stroke--everything looked like it was written in another language--but he could still write words (which was good, because he was a writer). Bizarre. <br /><br />I'm curious: do you still have all your journals? They would be an amazing chronicle of your life, if so. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804382963910285639noreply@blogger.com