He Came When I Needed Him

I had a migraine last night. It was, by far, the worst migraine I have ever had.  It started early in the morning and just kept nagging at me all day long.  I had to work in the morning, but was done around 1p.m. By the time I got home the back of my head and neck were both involved in aggravating me.

Around 4 p.m. I told the boys, "I'm going to finish up this email and go lay down."  By 5p.m. I had my movies for the night picked out. My MP3 player was by my side, as were my cell phone, water bottle and various meds and herbal muscle relaxants.  Nothing was working.  On top of this, I had my period. It's my second day, so my bleeding is heaviest it will be - thus making me slightly anemic and very weak.

At 7p.m. I tried to move to the bathroom, but felt like I was going to fall over if I kept trying to walk. I asked my youngest if he would call his Dad and ask him to come home.  Unbeknownst to be, the phone lines in most of the plant are down due to remodeling, so we were unable to get through.  I attempt to text him, but I know he won't receive it until his 8p.m. break.  At 7:30p.m. I'm starting to feel like my head is going to explode. There was no position for my body to sit, stand or lay down without my head screaming. I feel like I'm starting to lose control and wonder just what they would do for me if I went to the hopsital.

I know enough to keep calm and to not cry. However, by this time I have tried, caffeine, Advil and muscle relaxants, water, tea, dim lighting, no lighting, no noise, everything. Nothing was working and it was only getting worse.  Crying only aggravates the pressure, so I do everything to keep calm and not cry.  However, tonight, I was losing control and the whimpering began.  I had more than I could handle. I was getting scared and I needed my hubby. I asked my oldest if he would go to the plant to try and reach my hubby.  He went and eventually, he was able to reach him.

Hubby phoned me at home to say he would see what he could do.  He arrived home shortly after that. Much to his dismay, he was greeted with severe dizziness, nauseousness and then I got a nosebleed.  My ears were ringing, my head was swimming, I felt squishy inside and jittery. Then to top things off, my undergarments were soaked with blood and I hadn't even noticed.  I could only hear the woosh-woosh of my blood pressure in my head.  He just held me and rocked me while I cried.  I felt better with my forehead and the bridge of my nose resting on his shoulder.  That was the only part of me that didn't hurt!  I was weak and couldn't hold myself up, so hubby held me up.

He has held me in the darkest moments of my life. He has been there when I called and when I cried.  For our boys, he set an example of "For Better or For Worse, In Sickness and In Health".  He missed 2 hours of work, but he was there when I needed him.