It's Finally Over

I feel like I've been gone forever. The headache is finally gone completely. I woke up this morning with nothing so that is such a relief (I'm just left with a terrible head cold). There is so much to get done before I go to GA on Wednesday for a week.

I have not had a migraine that bad for over 12 years. Poor Neil just doesn't feel like he's sympathetic enough. It's hard when you've never had one to think someone is just over reacting. He came home from work on Tuesday and found that I had locked myself in our closet, on the floor in a ball rocking and crying. It was the only quiet dark place in the house. I had listened to Uncle Steve's BYU Devotional talk that morning and in it he talked about how his great great grandmother, while crossing the plains became so physically ill she could not care for her children. I thought how awful that would be. Little did I know that I would be in the same predicament that afternoon. I had had a headache all morning but by afternoon I could hardly stand it. Sam would not take a nap, which was a blessing because he finally fell asleep around 3. Mikey was asleep and I told Conner to just watch tv. I went into the closet to call my mom and then Neil. I was so upset that I was not able to care for my children. I knew Mikey was probably awake but there is no way I could get physically get him. I knew he was safe in his crib and that's where he had to stay until Neil got home. He ended up having a bad case of diaper rash because of it. Neil put a bed downstairs in the unfinished room where it was completely dark and quiet. I don't know which was worse the headache or isolation for 3 days. Light and sound really affect it so I couldn't read, watch tv anything. Torture. Thursday I went to the doctor and got a shot that knocked me out for awhile and then some great pain meds. I hope that this is an isolated event and not a recurring event. Thanks to Beka who came down Friday to help with the boys. I could have handled them I think but it was nice to not have to and she played with them and they were so happy. I'm excited to be going to GA now and being with my family and hope everything gets done in the next 2 days!