A Brain Wider Than the Sky: A Migraine Diary
A Brain Wider Than the Sky: A Migraine Diary
With more than one in ten Americans—and more than one in five families—affected, the phenomenon of migraine is widely prevalent yet often ignored or misdiagnosed. For Andrew Levy, his migraines were occasional reminders of a persistent illness that he’d wrestled with half his life. Then in 2006 Levy was struck almost daily by a series of debilitating migraines that kept him essentially bedridden for months, imprisoned by pain and nausea that retreated only briefly in gentler afternoon ligh
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real support for the migraine soul,
Andrew Levy eloquently conveys the inner world of a migraine sufferer. It was interesting to read about the many historical figures who suffered migraines, but as one who has read just about every “headache” book, it was his personal story that reached me the most.
As migraine sufferers we can find guides to what medications might help, what foods to maybe avoid, etc, but never have I come across such a gripping, relatable account of what it’s REALLY like to live with migraine.
In reading his memoir I found comfort. I also was surprised at how he would say something in words that I had felt so many times during a severe attack. I think my favorite quote is near the end of the book where he says: “The only person who loves sunlight more than someone who loves sunlight is someone who must ration it.” You see, that quote would only make sense at first read to a migraine sufferer.
I hope this book finds it’s way into many a migraineur’s hands…and hearts, like it did mine.
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|Not Just for Migraineurs,
Part memoir, part history, part medical journal, part literary criticism. Andy Levy weaves all of this into a book that is as entertaining as it is informational, and for those who have silently suffered migraines for years, I think that the book could provide a sort of validation that their suffering is real.
In order to combat his own severe migraines, Levy dives into the subject, reading as much as his headaches will allow him, and then parses that knowledge out to us as if telling his story could be the cure.
He provides stories about historical figures whose migraines affected (positively and negatively) their contribution to society, including the possibility that St. Paul’s conversion might have been the result of severe migraine, or that Alice in Wonderland was Lewis Carroll’s attempt to describe the a migraine experience.
At the heart of this book, though, is the personal account of Levy’s own battle. And it is here, that the book is most poignant. It is here that Levy, the migraineur, lets down the guard and invites the reader into his world. It is here where fellow migraine sufferers can take heart and believe that their own pain is valid.
Levy points out that 12% of the U.S. population suffers from migraines. So, if you don’t suffer them, you know someone who does, and this book will help you understand their daily struggle to cope with the disease.
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