Recently we were talking about dealing with a job/career along with chronic headache, cluster, and migraine. Rosalind Joffe often has good ideas at her blog WorkingWithChronicIllness.com. Check out her recent post Networking: as easy as 1,2,3
I admit, I was a bit surprised about the results of our last poll.
The question was: Has migraine/cluster/chronic headache impacted your choice of job/career?
Here’s the result:
Yes, a full 88% said YES.
Of course I knew about the incredible impact of these diseases and conditions. But I still expected the ratio to be lower.
Now, of course, this isn’t a scientific poll. Likely there are more people with more chronic forms of migraine and cluster and headaches.
Still, it’s a great reminder that for many people this is not an annoyance on the side – these are major, life-impacting condition.
Now, you’ve told us yes or no. I would like to hear from the "yes" group. Exactly how has your decision-making been impacted? Give us examples.
Did you move to be closer to better treatment? Did you lighten your workload? How? Change your work hours? What has helped? What hasn’t helped? Share your comments below.
Here are some previous posts pointing out the impact of migraine in particular on society: The Impact of Migraine in society, How does migraine really impact your life?, and an overview in What is Migraine? (The Life Impact Story)