This is just a short blog to recommend an episode of This American Life, “Something Only I Can See.”
It’s about a woman who first is convinced her family has a rare genetic condition.
And who then is convinced she has a second one.
The doctors don’t believe her either time.
I’m lucky, at this point in my life, to has a GP who believes me. I have lots of rare things, and I’m that person who has the rare side effect–the one that isn’t listed in the commercial.
When I go to the ER for abdominal migraines, I have to educate everyone about it. Since I’m never asking for pain killers, they don’t fight me. God help me if I did need some to fight this, though.
This story reminded me to keep explaining and to keep pushing. Lightening does strike twice for some of us.
