Sarah starts her day already at a disadvantage. A fog of fatigue settles over her before she’s even had a chance to drink her morning coffee.
It’s a subtle but familiar sign – as a busy project manager and mother of two, Sarah quietly braces herself, knowing she’s going to be navigating a migraine attack for yet another day. Even the hope of relief sometimes feels just out of reach – due to obstacles in accessing effective treatment – adding another layer of frustration to her morning routine.
Throughout the morning, Sarah presses on but faces mounting difficulty in meetings. The office lights seem harsher and a throbbing, pulsing headache occurs on one side of her head. By lunchtime, nausea has set in, but Sarah keeps going, unwilling to let her colleagues down or be seen as unreliable.
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