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there are mornings that I wake within the confines of my bed with a stabbing and excru- ciating pain inside my head I'm told it's called a "migraine" hemiplegic, more exact and I've had them now, as I recall as far as thoughts go back it's really very rare, it seems for men, I've beat great odds so I guess I should feel privileged - I'm the pet of headache gods! I used to get them through the day there were drugs that I could take but now they fester while I dream fully-blown when last I wake my eyes, I can't keep open ANY light is far too much the smallest sound is agony as is the slightest touch if there's food inside my stomach well, the nausea brings it forth and if there's NOT, then dry-heaves will soon send the bile north I often feel I've had a stroke with weakness in one sphere my face will droop to just one side I’m quite numb below the ear I can't describe the pain, be- cause mere words do not exist to fully capture, with a phrase that quite conveys the gist with me it starts behind the eye and often spreads from there to encompass my entire skull and throb from-ear-to-ear it feels like every part of me has traveled to that spot that every neuron's being pierced with steel that burns white-hot they used to be quite harmless just these ugly, painful jokes but hemiplegic migraines can result in death or strokes there's nothing else quite like them and with that, I understate but safe to say they're awful and a horrid twist of fate I've had them for a lifetime now most likely for the rest but I know that there's a reason - that they're really just a test one reminder that we’re still alive and blessed with inner strength to deal with migraines as they are whate’er their breadth or length so, every time I have one now I’ll say a soft, sweet prayer and count them as a blessing and one way to stay aware that pain, for us, is critical to keep us safe-and-sound and make the right decisions on this journey that we’re bound it helps us to appreciate the times we're feeling best a guide for being cautious with the boundaries that we test yes, migraines can be horrible and I don't find joy in pain but how can we love sunshine without welcoming the rain? I've learned to see them this way and not count them as a curse and remember when I have one that things could be MUCH worse for every headache that arrives someone ELSE is nearing death so, I'm thankful for the pounding and the gift of each new breath see, life must stay in balance without bad - there is no good and pain just helps us value all the sweet things, as we should so if you are a victim of this monster that I've known please know that others feel your pain ... you're NOT in the dark ... alone.
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