I entered the nail salon and spa with a 3- day-old headache that had taken root behind my left eye. I really didn’t want to be there but the weekend was waning and my nails needed a refresher before the new workweek began. As I settled into the chair I determined that I would make the most of the next hour and would try to feel better. … Continue reading An afternoon at the spa
I tossed and turned all night. I had had a headache for three weeks but I could usually get to sleep with it. But this particular night, I was pretty miserable. I got up about five to go to the restroom, get something to drink, take some headache meds. When I came back to bed, I saw all my pills from the night before on … Continue reading The Princess and the Pea
My head was stung by 30 bees. I asked, “Do other people think it hurts this bad?” My neurologist, who has little affect and less personality, said in his dry drawl, “Some of them think it doesn’t hurt at all; and some of them think it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to them and they have to be almost sedated.” “Well, I’m somewhere in the … Continue reading 30 Bee Stings
Tower of Twins 