Tag: headaches

(Originally posted in Facebook on July 11, 2019)

Karma – it will get you!

This is what I get for being unsympathetic about M and his headache yesterday. OMG – have I had the worst 12 – 18 hours of my life!

I know, for my migraines, to stay away from chocolate . . . although I find it VERY hard to do. And I have to admit, I will cheat and have a piece or two (or twenty) but I really do try to keep it out of the house and away from me.

So instead, I have found sizzling, hot cinnamon jelly beans. They’re not nearly as satisfying as chocolate, but they’re really good and I like them. And I have a big bag of them at home.

Also, I made Watergate salad over the weekend and put maraschino cherries on top.

Last night for dinner, I finished off the salad with some jelly beans for dessert – doesn’t that sound nice and healthy? Evidently, all that red dye did a number on my head.

And I mean A NUMBER. WOW!

I went to bed with a headache. Woke up in the middle of the night with a headache. And then woke up this morning with a headache.

Ugh.

At one point, I really thought I was going to be sick . . . and if you know me, you know I will fight that off FOREVER!!

And I was taking my heavy-duty medicine, drinking Coke and eating saltines for all I was worth. Finally, FINALLY about 9 am, I started feeling better.

I came into work this morning without my watch or any of my jewelry, without my name badge . . . I think I’m lucky I have shoes on.

M was feeling much better last night and I think he went to work this morning.

Memo to self: no more red dye. Anyone interested in a bag of jelly beans?

(Originally posted in Facebook on July 10, 2019)

M stayed home from work today with a migraine.

It’s been a long time since he’s had to do that, and I wouldn’t say anything about it, but my own head has really been giving me a fit lately. I had a horrible headache this past weekend, but one of my brothers was in town visiting and we were meeting our parents for breakfast on Saturday morning. So, of course, I pasted on a smile and went along with everyone to the restaurant. I had taken some medicine and I knew it was just a matter of time before it kicked in . . . in the meantime, my head hurt so badly, it made my eardrums ache. But I powered through it.

I think my ability to do that has made me less sympathetic of his headache pain. I know his head was hurt – I could see it on his face. But at the same time, I manage to function and I think he can do it to.

I think I need to get over it and move on.

We’ve had some really good days lately. Days in which M is really engaged and focused and everything seems to be going well. Even when he is having a problem remembering something, he just laughs and doesn’t get upset or frustrated – which is good. I don’t know what I would do if he were to get depressed or angry when he couldn’t remember things.

Time to count my blessings and appreciate them!