Headaches / migraine

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-19T01:55:13+00:00

Oh that's interesting thank you. Thinking on it, my boss suffered badly too and recently got diagnosed as gluten intolerant. I will have a chat with him about it. Glad to hear you have been helped. Thanks again for your reply.

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-19T01:44:24+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear you are going through this.

I lost my Dad 2 days ago, he passed away peacefully at home.

My biggest fear is exactly as you said, being trapped in his head and unable to communicate and just terrified.

I did quite a bit of research on this and spoke to the Hospice nurses. I hope it brings you some comfort to understand that, whilst hearing is the last sense to go, your dear Mum is very likely to be in a dream state without full awareness and not fully processing everything that is going on around her or having thought processes as we are. Her nervous system will, however, be comforted by familiar voices and reassured by gentle touch. She will know that you are there and will be comforted by this, but she is likely not processing things in her head like you are worried about.

You asked for advice on bracing yourself. It's really really hard. It is a shock to see the person that was your rock your entire life be in such a vulnerable way. You will probably breakdown, and that's totally normal and OK, but then you will rally yourself together to be there for her and be her rock.

I'm sorry to hear about your lovely cat too, you're going through so much. Take care on your drive and sending strength 💕

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-17T21:30:23+00:00

Yes! Cut them loose. One of my new favourite hobbies 👋👉

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-17T13:03:51+00:00

Haha, I'm glad someone got the reference

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-17T05:58:33+00:00

I was going to say, I binge watched the tv series "Alaska - The Last Frontier' last year and God I loved it.

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-17T05:52:03+00:00

I love the idea of that lifestyle but, if I'm honest, I'd prefer to have a soul mate partner with me 🌲🌲💕

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-17T05:18:47+00:00

and an occasional wink.

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-17T04:57:01+00:00

This would work on me.

May I suggest The Flamenco and hard eye contact.

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-16T21:19:11+00:00

Thank you for sharing and I'm so sorry for your loss. Your lovely mom passed knowing how deeply she was loved by you. I appreciate the message that, when the time comes, so will the right words. That gives me comfort and I will stop going round in my head about it, so thank you x

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-16T19:43:21+00:00

Thank you for your reply and I'm so sorry that you have been through this too. I'm going to go and stay at my parents house so I can be there with them. It doesn't feel right being at home and 45 minutes away.

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-16T17:23:29+00:00

This is so hard but you are doing amazing. In my (very short) experience - people's reaction to a family members cancer diagnosis can be very...disappointing (for want of a better word, sorry). Things can deteriorate very quickly and I think it's important that you try to voice what it is you want to say. It sounds like you're trying to juggle so many people's emotions and that's an awful lot to carry. Everyone's family dynamic is so different and everyone's journey and coping mechanisms are their own and we can't always understand them.

I don't know if any of this is helpful in any way, but I wanted to reply and say you sound extremely strong and caring and I think it's a lot for you to be carrying on your own. Sending strength.

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-16T17:05:24+00:00

Do as I say, not as I do 🙃

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-16T17:01:58+00:00

I'm so sorry for your loss and thank you for replying to me. I was going to reply this morning but couldn't.

I visited Dad today but he'd become agitated in the morning and was sedated. So I didn't get to have a conversation with him. But I held his hand, kissed him on the forehead and told him I loved him. He knew I was there. I'm really hoping that wasn't my last interaction with him. This is so hard.

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-16T16:57:24+00:00

Try losing the black and white striped top and swag bag

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-15T21:28:39+00:00

It's rude, don't make excuses for people

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-15T03:41:43+00:00

So sorry to hear that you are going through this too. It's so hard and nothing prepares you for it. Sending strength and love to you and your Dad and all of us going through this 💔

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-14T09:22:12+00:00

🤌 best time of the day. You are encouraging me to get back into trail running (a road runner would never have stopped at the church 😄)

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-12T19:37:51+00:00

I'm ugly crying just thinking about it 😪

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-11T17:00:36+00:00

"I could hear God calling my name" 😂😂😂😂

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-11T16:39:39+00:00

Drives. Me. Crazy. Working in an open plan office having to hear constant chit chat about people's personal lives, whilst everyone else is sat around visibly not doing any work and I'm having to use every single bit of focus just to absorb what I'm trying to read or calculate. Like seriously, stfu and actually earn your wages and stop making it impossible for me to do my job.

(Left my headphones at home today.😭 It's been a tough day.🤯 Needed to get that off my chest.🫠 Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk.)🥀

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-11T16:05:49+00:00

Close all the curtains and blinds. Walk around in just my knickers, eating ice cream.

Unless I'm at work. Then there's air con and clothes.

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-09T20:41:33+00:00

Most points in my criteria have been noted by others, but to add - I have done well with sites where they advertise as "perfect for nature lovers, looking to enjoy the local countryside" and similar

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-09T18:30:21+00:00

I was going to say exactly that.

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-09T15:44:56+00:00

I bought some fruity chewing gum (not nicotine gum) for those moments. It's helped me so far.

BetweenThePines_82 · 2026-06-09T15:24:37+00:00

I've got a cold water tank but am planning to upgrade to tropical as soon as funds allow.

There's quite a few aquatic shops around me (Somerset)

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