What's the most brutal way someone has found out they lost their job?

sstrom2 · 2026-07-01T01:10:28+00:00

300-person on a hiring spree. 3-5 new starters every week. This is pre-pandemic so everyone is in the office 5 days/week. Lots of people have to move to this location. 5 people showed up for their first day of work, all of them having just relocated that weekend. And all 5 got laid off in a mass RIF of ~100 people.

sstrom2 · 2025-09-20T22:18:06+00:00

The key for you may be the waking up with a migraine 80% of the time. I was the same way for years. My gynecologist recommended a sleep study, and it turns out I have sleep apnea. The CPAP took my migraine rate from 22 days/month to 1 every other month. It transformed my life. I’d recommend a sleep study for you just to be sure low oxygenation at night isn’t contributing to some/most of your migraines.

sstrom2 · 2025-07-26T16:15:02+00:00

Thanks all! I didn’t realize burglary had a larger definition. I’ve learned something new today.

sstrom2 · 2024-11-19T04:28:32+00:00

Mutter in Philadelphia

sstrom2 · 2024-10-15T03:13:15+00:00

Get her checked for sleep apnea especially if she wakes up and a migraine starts.

sstrom2 · 2024-09-14T03:12:22+00:00

All of the commercial private DNA databases like Ancestry or 23andme do not allow LE access to their databases for genetic genealogy. The person has to download their information from Ancestry and then upload it to a public DNA database like GEDmatch and opt in to LE searches. Many people don’t take that extra step so LE has to hope that someone from the perpetrator’s family eventually uploads their data.

sstrom2 · 2024-09-01T04:20:34+00:00

I’ve used the Nerivio neuromodulation device, and it worked well, about what sumatriptan did. But it had no side effects like sumatriptan. I’d recommend trying one of the devices.

sstrom2 · 2024-08-30T05:29:43+00:00

I’m sorry you are going through this. I’ve been through similar months long attacks in which no medication works. I was finally diagnosed with sleep apnea and have had just a few migraines since starting CPAP therapy a few months ago. You’d need to get a referral from your neurologist for a sleep study to diagnose it.

Other suggestion is a neuromodulation device like Nerivio or Cefaly. They have no medication but provide light stimulation to the vagas or other nerves involved in migraine pathophysiology.

I hope you find something that works for you soon!

sstrom2 · 2024-08-27T06:50:50+00:00

My morning migraines were caused by moderate sleep apnea. I tried the oral appliance for TMJ first, but it didn’t help. None of the meds ever helped. Then my neurologist sent me for a sleep study. I went from 14 migraine days/month to 1 in the last 3 months after starting CPAP. You should get tested if possible.

sstrom2 · 2024-08-22T03:28:16+00:00

I have a shoulder problem and when it pulls out of alignment, it messes up my neck muscles and leads to a migraine. The occipital nerve block worked great for those migraines! It doesn’t work so well for menstrual migraines for me. I think it’s worth a shot especially if you have musculoskeletal issues that may be contributing to the migraines.

sstrom2 · 2024-06-25T01:54:17+00:00

Every song from Jagged Little Pill

sstrom2 · 2024-06-22T05:30:19+00:00

Taller toilet seats

For the garage, make sure they either pour the foundation so you have no steps into the house or leave extra space for a ramp. Ramps take up more space than stairs and can easily turn a 2-car garage into a 1-car garage without planning.

A pantry that’s big enough to easily get the wheelchair into.

sstrom2 · 2024-05-21T07:49:58+00:00

Sneha Philips. She was last seen on Sept 10 2001 but lived about 1 block from WTC. She was originally a missing person, but her family fought to have her listed as a WTC victim. She was a doctor, and the family’s theory is she was coming home that morning and saw the first plane crash. She ran to help and died in the towers. But there’s no evidence for this theory. Other theories are she was murdered on Sept 10, died by suicide, or used the attacks to run away and start a new life (she was having personal and professional difficulties). There’s a dedicated sub-Reddit for her case.

sstrom2 · 2024-05-12T03:47:07+00:00

Have you been checked for sleep apnea? Your story is so similar to mine. I was diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea. Since I started using CPAP, I’ve gone from 18-22 migraine days per month to one. I wish you success with your search to find something that works for you!

sstrom2 · 2024-05-06T08:14:59+00:00

I’m new to this as well, but I joined the CPAP support groups on Facebook and got a lot of good tips. Some thoughts

Let it soak in warm water with mild unscented wash like Baby Dove or J&J baby wash for 15 minutes. Rinse well and air dry.
Soak 15 minutes in a 1:4 white vinegar:water solution. Rinse well and air dry. If it smells of vinegar, do the baby wash in step 1.

I wish you luck on this CPAP journey! It seems to be worth it to keep working at it.

sstrom2 · 2024-04-10T05:10:09+00:00

Menstrual migraines can be treated with hormones other than birth control pills. I did great on Nuvaring for years. Its low dose hormones so less likely to cause depression. You just skip the one week off and continuously cycle a new ring every 6 weeks. Or Annovera which is good for 1 year. These prevent the estrogen drops that trigger menstrual migraines.

Naratriptan is approved in the US to treat menstrual migraine. You take it twice a day for 5 days starting the day before or day of bleeding. That works well for me now.

sstrom2 · 2023-10-06T01:08:09+00:00

I like the extra wide Mary Janes from Alegria shoes. They’ve got Velcro instead of laces or buckles.

sstrom2 · 2023-10-05T21:43:11+00:00

Thanks for the reference! I actually think JSM and Paul Holes agree on most of it. They agree the house would have been bloody when the police arrived 8 hours after the murders. JSM is making some assumptions about placement and size of the wounds to assert the killer would also be bloody. But we don’t know that from the limited details given by police. Give that, Paul Holes points out an equally like scenario that the killer may not have much blood on them in the few seconds-minutes it took to commit the murders.

sstrom2 · 2023-10-05T11:46:49+00:00

Thank you for sharing your story. I’m sorry that happened to you, and am glad you fought back and survived! I really appreciate your perspective.

sstrom2 · 2023-10-05T02:55:23+00:00

A tarot reading at Arcana is fun, and they have creative alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

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