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chronic illness

10
Jul
Black and white photo of blurry chair with headphones on the bac. Migraine Unread original.

They Cut Into My Eardrum While I Was Awake. Nobody Ever Asked What That Did to My Brain.

Chronic ear infections. Three surgeries. A tympanic membrane cut open while I was conscious and screaming at 10 years old. Decades later I am asking the questions nobody ever thought to ask and the answers keep connecting back to migraine.
5 min read
01
Jul
Amanda Richardson BCDFN CFNC Board Certified Doctor of Functional Nutrition headshot black and white looking directly at the camera. Migraine Unread original.

Before We Talk About Migraine, You Should Know Who I Am

I grew up believing in medicine. I still do. But my body has broken in ways that were not always obvious and never typical. I started connecting dots no one else could see. This is where I began.
5 min read